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A NEW AND EASY METHOD 



OF INSTRUCTION IN 



PRONOUNCING AND SPEAKING 

THE 

FRENCH LANGUAGE, 

CONTAINING A SELECTION OF 

WORDS AND PHRASES MOST IN USE 

IN FAMILIAR CONVERSATIONS. 
BY 

EDOUAKD DUQUET, 

PROFESSOR OP FRENCH IN THE DRURY ACADEMY AND GRADED AND HIGH 
SCHOOL OP 

ADAMS, MASS. 



J 

NORTH ADAMS, MASS. : 
ANGELL & MANDEVILLE, PRINTERS. 

1870. 







Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by 

EDOUARD DTJQUET, 
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



PREFACE. 

The object of the present work is to impart to the 
student of the French Language, in a short time, and 
in the easiest possible way, a correct pronunciation, 
void of the slightest English accent, with the help of 
a native French teacher, or even by self-instruction. 

The characteristic feature of my system is to en- 
able the learner to master, with thoroughness, the 
standard sounds of the French Language ; special 
attention being paid to the nasal and liquid sounds, 
without a correct pronunciation of which the stu- 
dent might as well undertake a trip to the Moon, as 
to try to make his French understood to those speak- 
ing the French Language. 

This method is divided into three parts ; the first 
two being subdivided into short lessons. 

The first part gives the sound of each letter of the 
alphabet when alone, and also in the different com- 
binations in which it occurs. 

The second part, which is probably the most im- 
portant of the method, is devoted to the spelling of 
words in French, exercises on the nasal and liquid 
sounds, explanation on the connexion of words and on 
pauses in reading, and ending with reading lessons 



4: PEEFACE. 

in prose and poetry, translated into English, so that 
the student by understanding what he reads can 
give the emphasis. 

In the third part are the two verbs avoir and ttre 
conjugated affirmatively, negatively and interroga- 
tively, with different nouns to show their position in 
the sentence. There is also a selection of words and 
phrases commonly used in speaking French, thus ena- 
bling the student, after a careful study of the method, 
not only to pronounce correctly, but also rendering 
him capable of conversing on familiar topics. 

EDOUARD DUQUET. 

DRURY ACADEMY, North Adams, Mass., November 1, 1870. 



DUQUET'S METHOD OF INSTRUCTION 

IN PRONOUNCING AND SPEAKING THE 

FRENCH LANGUAGE 





PART FIRST. 




LESSON I. 




ALPHABET. 


A B 


CDEFGHIJK 


ah. bay. 


say. day. uh. ef. zhay. ash. e. zhe. kali. 


L M N 


P Q R S T U 


el. m. n. 


o. pay. ku. air. ess. tay. nearly like ee in her. 




V X Y Z 




vay. eeks. egrec. zed. 




Vowels. 




A E I U Y 



Consonants. 
BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVXZ 
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6 duquet's method. 

THE VOWELS. 

Lesson II. 
Vowels take a longer or shorter sound when 
accented. There are three sorts of accents. 

1. The acute accent (') which is placed only over e" 
to give it the sound of an English a. 

2. The grave accent (') is placed over e, giving to 
that vowel an open sound, as e in met. It is also 
put on d, at or to, la, there ; deja, already ; and on the 
\l of o^, where ; but does not change the sound of 
these letters. 

3. The circumflex accent (*) is placed over a ei 6 
ti, and gives to those vowels a longer sound. 

A. 

A is pronounced like a in cat. Example : preface, 
preface ; salle, hall ; table, table ; a like a in far ; 
Ex. ame, soul; batir, to build; mat, mast. 
E. 

E like Mi. Ex. me, me; te, thee; que, that, e 
final is generally silent in polysyllables. Ex. table, 
table; peuple, people, e, like a in gate. Ex. ete, 
summer; eleve, raised, e like e in met. Ex. frere, 
brother; Bve, raise; esp^re, hope; e like a, in care. 
Ex. m£me, same; caivme,- lent; b^te, beast. 

Lesson III. 
I. 

Z, like ee in see. Ex. Kt, bed; dit, said; ici, here, i, 
like ee, in feel. Ex. 2le, isle; g£te, lodging; dime, tithe. 



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0. 

0, like o in no. Ex. mot, word; repos, rest ; trot, 
trot. 6 like o in hone. Ex. depot, deposit ; tot, soora; 
prevot, provost. 

U. 

£7, nearly like e in her. Ex. bw, drank ; &u f of 
the ; hme, moon. H is w with a longer sound. Ex. 
xn.Hr, ripe; clr#te, fall; dU, due. 

Y. 

Y, initial, between two vowels, or forming a sylla- 
ble by itself, is pronounced like the French i, or ee 
in reed. Ex. y, there; type, type; yeux, eyes. 
y between two vowels has the power of two fs. 
Ex. moyen, means ; payer, to pay. These words are 
pronounced moi-ien, pai-ier. 

THE DIPHTHONGS AND COMBINED 
VOWELS. 

Lesson IV. 

A vowel with a diaeresis (• •) over it is pronounced 
separately ; it cannot form a diphthong with the 
preceding or the following vowel. Ex. ma*is, indian- 
wheat. There are, however, a few words in which 
the e final is silent, as in cigue, pronounced sigtl 
E accented (e), and preceding a vowel, is pronounced 
separately. Ex. ob&r, to obey ; geant, giant. 



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ai, ei. 



Ai, ei, preceding a liquid I, do not form a diph- 
thong; ail, aille, are pronounced like the word eye; 
and eil, eille, like dye. (See Liquid Sounds.) Ex. 
portal, portal; canaille, rabble; paml, alike; 
ab^lle, bee. Ai, followed by a final, s, t or d, takes 
a broad sound resembling the French e, or e in met 
Ex. je disc's, I said ; il dis:«'t, he said; l«id, ugly. 
The diphthong ai is pronounced everywhere else 
like a French e, or a in fate. Ex. yai, / have ; 
yirai, I ivill go. 

au. 

An, not as broad as ah ! in English, and eau are 
pronounced alike. Ex. chawd, warm ; beau, hand- 
some; ch&peau, hat. 

Lesson V. 

ei. 

Ei, like a in gate. Ex. neige, snoiv ; seine, seine ; 
m'ne, queen. 

eu. 

Eu, like e in her. Ex. pezt, little; leuv, their; 
chaleur, heat, eu, of the verb avoir, to have ; j'eus, 
I had, is pronounced like a simple u. 

ia. 

la, like ia, in cordial. Ex. il nia, he denied; il 
prm, he prayed ; dmmetre, diameter. 



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ie. 

Ie, like ee in bee. Ex. il me, he denies ; garantie, 
guarantee ; harpie, harpy. 

oi. 
Oi, like wa in war. Ex. bois, wao^; votx, voice;, 
roi, king ; droit, right. 

ou. 

(9w, like oo in fool. Ex. nows, wg; bout, end; 
d.oux, soft ; louip, ivolf. 



Ua, ue, ui, uo, haye no corresponding sound in- 
English; ua, nuage, cloud; ue, like u alone, nue> 
cloud; ui, \ui, him ; uo, duo, duet 

THE CONSONANTS. 

Lesson VI. 
Most initial consonants are sounded as in English. 
Final consonants are generally silent ; c, f, I, r, final, 
are generally pronounced. The final consonant ia 
generally carried to the next word when that word 
begins with a vowel or an h mute. 

B. 

B initial is pronounced as in English. In the 
middle of words, and at the end of proper nouns, 
b is sounded. Ex. a^strait, abstract ; Jaco&, Jacob. 



10 DUQUET'S METHOD. 

b is silent in plom&, lead; snrplomft, slope; d'aplom^, 
level ; tireplom£, glacier's vice. When two b's come 
in contact, only one of these letters is pronounced. 
Ex. a##aye, abbey. 

C. 

C has the sound of k before a, o, u, I, n, r. Ex. 
cacher, to conceal; ecu, neck; decuple, decuple; 
declm, decline ; cneius, cneius ; croix, cross. C pre- 
ceding e and i, and with the cedilla (p) before a, o, 
u, has the sound of 5. Ex. ceci, this ; fapade, front ; 
lepon, lesson; repu, received. Ch has the sound 
of sh in she. Ex. changer, to exchange. Ch is 
pronounced like k in chos, c/^ronique, orcAestre, 
patriarc7*at, anac/n'onisme, Michel- Ange, c7*oeur, in 
all words having chre, chri, chro, chry, and in 
words derived from the Greek language. It is else- 
where generally pronounced as sh. C preceded by 
n is not sounded. Ex. banc, bench. It is also silent 
in tabac, snuff; estoinac, stomach; clerc, clerk; 
lacs, noose ; marc, grounds ; echecs, checks ; pore, 
hog ; broc, pitcher ; c is sounded elsewhere. C final 
is not generally carried to the next word; it is 
sounded as g in second and in derivations. 

Lesson VII. 

D. 

D is pronounced as in English. Ex. ^iner, to dine. 

The final d is silent except in proper names. Ex. 

David. D final takes the sound of t before a vowel 



duquet's method. 11 

or an h mute. Ex. gran^-arbre, gran^-homme, pro- 
nounced gran-tarbre, gran-tomme. 

Lesson VIII. 
F. 

F is pronounced as in English. Ex. /igure, 
figure. The final / is sounded, except in the fol- 
lowing words: cle/, hey; cer/, stag ; eteu/, tennis 
ball; ner/s, nerves ; boeu/s, oxen; oeu/s, eggs; ceu/ 
frais, fresh egg ; ceu/ dur, hard egg ; boeu/ sale, salt 
beef; che/-d'ceuvre, masterpiece ; cer/-volant, kite. 
The/ of neu/, nine, is sounded like v before a word 
commencing with a vowel or an h mute. 

G. 

G is not sounded in san#, blood ; etan#, pond ; 
Tang, rank; haren^, herring; semg, signature; 
poin*/, fist ; vim/t, twenty ; doi#t, finger ; faubourg, 
suburb ; legs, legacy ; and in proper names, as Stras- 
bourg, Edinbour^. G final is sounded like h before 
a vowel or an h mute. Ex. ran# honorable is pro- 
nounced rdn-lconorable. G is always sounded hard 
(like g in garrison) before a, o, u. Ex. #ant, glove ; 
gorge, throat; ai^u, acute. G, preceding e, i, is 
always soft (like su in measure). Ex. gelee, frost ; 
gite, lodging. Gua, guo, gue, gui are pronounced 
gha, gho, ghe, ghi. Ex. il legua, he bequeathed; 
guerre, war. The two vowels ui are, however, 
60unded in ai^mlle, needle. Ue of gue final is 



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6ilent except when there is a diaeresis over the & 
Ex. ue silent; or-gue, organ; ue sounded, cigue, 
hemlock j gn. (See liquid Sounds.) 

Lesson IX. 
H. 
Over fifteen hundred words in French have 7* 
initial, four hundred of which are aspirated, and 
the rest have h mute. H mute has no sound by 
itself, and is treated as a vowel when following a 
word subject to elision ; as bons Aommes, good men ; 
pronounced ton zommes. H aspirate is always ini- 
tial, ancf is slightly accented. H is sometimes final, 
but never double. The final consonant of a word is 
never connected with the following word if that 
word commences with an h aspirate. The following 
are some of the words generally used having h 
aspirate : 

Hableur, Halle, Haras, 

Hache, Hallebarde, Harasser, 

Hagard, Hallier, Harceler, 

Haie, Halte, Hardes, 

Haillons, Hamac, Hardi, 

Haine, Hameau, Harem, 

Hair, Hanche, Hareng, 

Haire, Hangar, Hargneux, 

Haler, Hanneton, Haricot, 

Halage, Hanter, Haridelle, 

Hale, Harangue, Harnais, 



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13 



Harpe, 


Herisser, 


Houblon, 


Hurpie, 


Heron, 


Houille, 


Harpon, 


Her os, 


Houlette, 


Hasard, 


Hotre, 


Houppe, 


Hater, 


Herse, 


Houri, 


Hausser, 


Heurter, 


Houpp, 


Haut, 


Hibon, 


Housse, 


Hautbois, 


Hideux, 


Houx, 


Hautesse, 


Hierarchie, 


Huche, 


Have, 


Hoguet, 


Huee, 


Havre, 


Hollande, 


Huguenot, 


Havresac, 


Homard, 


Huit, 


Heler, 


Honte, 


Humer, 


Hennir, 


Horde, 


Huppe, 


Henri, 


Hors, 


Hure, 


He rant, 


Hottentot, 


Hurler, 


Herisson, 


Hotte, 


Hussard. 



Lesson X. 
J. 
J is pronounced like 5 in measure. Ex. /amais, 
never; /ardin, garden; jour, clay; juste, just. 

K. 

K is sounded like h in English. Ex. &ali, kali; 
&an, khan; &epi, military cap; kilogramme, a 
French -weight. 

L. 
L final, coming after a, c, o, u, is generally 
eounded. Ex. ba£, ball; sel, salt; sol, soil; seul, 
2 



14 duquet's method. 

alone. L single or I double, preceded by the vowel i, 
generally takes a liquid sound. Ex. porta*?, portal; 
fille, daughter; etc., etc. (See Liquid Sounds.) 

M,K. 

M and N", preceded by a vowel, ending a syllable, 
or immediately followed by a consonant, are sounded 
nasal. (See Nasal Sounds.) Final consonants fol- 
lowing m or n are not sounded. Ex. ven£, wind; 
temps, weather. N final, except in no?*, is carried 
over to the next word if it commences with a vowel 
or h mute, if these two words are closely connected, 
as in soft argent, his silver; boft ami, good friend; 
pronounce son nargent, Ion nami. (See Connexion 
of Words.) M is silent in damnable, damnable; 
damnablement, damnably; damnation, damnation; 
damner, to damn; condamner, to condemn; automne, 
autumn. 

Lesson XI. 

P. 

P undergoes no change except when followed by 
the consonant h; both consonants are then sounded 
like /. Ex. pMlosophe, philosopher; pronounced 
fee-lo-zof. P is generally sounded as in English. 
It is, however, not articulated in baptiser, to baptize; 
bapteme, baptism; compte, account; dompter, to 
subdue; exempt, exempt; sept, seven; septieme, 
seventh. P final is silent. Ex. champ, field; camp, 
camp; coup, blow; drap, cloth. It is sounded in 



duquet's method. 15 

cap, cape; and in most proper names. The final p 
is not carried to the following word. 

Q. 

Q final must never be sounded in cinq, jive, when 
followed by a word commencing with a consonant. 
Ex. cin<7 tables, five tables. Q is also silent in coq- 
d'inde, turkey-cock. Elsewhere it is sounded. Qu 
has the sound of Jc. Ex. ^wand, when; que, that; 
qui, who; quoi, what; ^westion, question. Tie final 
coming after q is silent. Ex. boutig'we, shop. Qu 
is pronounced as in English in the words, elation, 
a^watique, eg^ateur, g^adruple, ^wadrupede, <?wad- 
rangulaire, in-^warto, e^estre, e^witation, li^ifier, 
qumtelurce, gmntilier, ^intuple, quirm&l. 

Lesson XII. 
R. 

The French r is pronounced with more force than 
the English, rr is pronounced like a single r. 
Ex. arranger, to arrange, is pronounced a-ranger. 
Both r's are, however, distinctly sounded in the 
future and conditional of acquerir, to acquire; 
courir, to run; and mourir, to die. Ex. j'acquerrai, 
je courrais. The two r's are also sounded in terreur, 
terror; horreur, horror; errer, to wonder; aberra- 
tion, aberration; abhorrer, to abhor; errata, errata; 
narrer, to relate; and in words commencing with 
irr. Ex. irruption, irruption. R final is always 



16 duquet's method. 

sounded when preceded by a, i, o, u; but it is gen- 
erally silent when preceded by the vowel e, the com- 
bined letters er having the sound of an English a or 
French e. Ex. danger, danger, is pronounced dange. 
R is sounded in amer, cher, belveder, enfer, cancer, 
cuiller, fer, ether, fier, hier, hiver, frater, lucifer, 
machefer, mer, outre-mer. 

Lesson XIII. 
S. 
8 medial is sounded like z, or as in the English 
word rose when placed between two vowels. Ex. 
chose, thing. It preserves its natural sound when 
initial, and in the following words: parasol, parasol; 
vraisemblance, probability; mouosyllabae, monosyl- 
lables; and derivations; also in cosaque, asymbole, 
desuetude, tournesol, preseance, presupposer, gisant, 
nous gisons. The final s is always silent in the 
plural of substantives, and in any word whatever, 
except in the connexion of words, and in the fol- 
lowing words: atlas, atlas; aloes, aloes; as, ace; 
helas, alas; laps, lapse; flores, flourish; bis, once 
more; gratis, gratis; blocus, blockade; chorus, 
chorus; cens, census; en sus, besides; lapis, lapis; 
iris, iris; ours, bear; hiatus, gaps; phebus, phoebus; 
prospectus, prospectus; vis, screio; oremus, oremus. 
8 is pronounced in fils, son; and in tous when taken 
substantively. 8 is also sounded in Christ, but not 
in Jesus-Christ; pronounced Kreest and Jesu-Kree. 



duquet's method. 17 

S is carried to the next word when that word com- 
mences with a vowel or an h mute, and it takes then 
the sound of -z. Ex. bons enfants, good children; 
hows habits, good coats; pronounced Ion zenfants, 
bon zabits. 

Lesson XIV. 



T, immediately followed by ial, iel, ion, has the 
sound of c in most of French words which are 
spelled alike and have the same meaning in English, 
and in which ti is pronounced she. Ex. martial, 
martial; essen^iel, essential; portion, portion. T has 
also the sound of c in words ending in atie and hav- 
ing in English the termination cy. Ex. democratic, 
democracy. Pronounce t like c in patience, patience; 
inifer, to initiate; minute, minutia; Dalma^ie, Dal- 
matia; Egyp^ien, Egyptian; inep^ie, absurdity; Dal- 
ma^ien, Dalmatian. But in most other words ending 
in tie, tie, tier, t preserves its natural sound. Ex. 
garantie, gurantee; moifte, half; porter, porter. 
T, followed by ions or iez, in verbs, or preceded by 
x or s, has its proper sound. Ex. nous e^ions, ive 
wsre; vous e^iez, you were; question, question; mix- 
tion, mixtion. The final t is always silent, except in 
the connexion of words, and in the following words : 
exac£, exact; fa£, coxcomb; opia£, opiate; cobalt, co- 
balt; rap£, rape; yach^, yacht; est, east; ouest, west; 
licet, permission; \est, ballast; zest, fiddlestick; 
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18 duquet's method. 

direct, direct; tace£, secret; et cetera, and so on; 
infect infect; accessi^, near it; grani^, granite; sep^, 
seven; hmt, eight (the t of these last- two words is 
sounded except when followed by a word commenc- 
ing with a consonant) ; deficit, deficiency; subi£, 
sudden; taci^, silent; strict, strict; preterit, pre- 
terite; transit, permit; Christ (t is not sounded in 
Jesus-Christ) ; zenith, zenith (th, initial, medial or 
final, is always sounded like t) ; do£, doivry; bru£, 
rough; \\xth., lute; chut, hush; induU, favor. T is 
carried to the next word when the two words are 
closely connected, as cet ami, that friend; pro- 
nounced ce tami. The t of the conjunction et (and) 
is never carried to the next word, and is always 
silent. 

Lesson XV. 

V, W. 

V single and v double (w) are pronounced alike ; 
the latter is only used in foreign words. Ex. Furtem- 
berg, pronounced Fertembourg. W is pronounced 
as in English in whist and whig. 

X. 

X, initial, or placed between e initial and a vowel 
or an li mute, is pronounced like gz. Ex. JTenophon, 
Xenophon; eziler, to exile; ezhiber, to exhibit. X, 
between two vowels, but not following the initial e, 
has the sound of ks. Ex. sexe, sex; luxe, luxury. 
X has the sound of ss in si#, six; diz, ten; soizante, 



duquet's method. 19 

sixty; Bru^elles, Brussels; Auaxmne, Aix-en -Pro- 
vence, Auiserne. In smeme, dmeme, deu^ieme, 
diz-huit, di^-huitieme, di#-neuf, di#-neuvieme, x is 
pronounced like z. The final x is generally silent ; 
it is neyer sounded in the plural of any word, except 
in the connexion of words where it is pronounced 
like z. Ex. yoi£ enrouee, hoarse voice; pronounced 
voi zenrouee. X is sounded (ks) in the following 
words: climax, climax; pheniz, phoenix; inde#, 
index; sphinx, sphinx; aja#, Stjx, and in airc-la- 
chapelle. The x of deux, si#, di#, is silent when 
before a word commencing with a consonant. Ex. 
si# livres, six boohs, is pronounced see livrr. 

Z. 

The final z is never sounded except in connexion 
of words, in gaz, gas, and in a few proper names, as 
Suez, Mete, Alvarez, etc. Carry the final z to the 
next word when that word commences with a vowel 
or an h mute. 



END OF PAET FIEST. 



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PAET SECOKD. 



SPELLING LESSONS. 

Lesson I. 

Accents and Signs. 

French. Pronunciation. Translation. 

Accent aigu, (') ak-san-tay-gu, acute accent, 

accent grave, ( v ) ak-san-grav, open accent, 
accent circonfiex, ( A ) ak-san-seer-eon flex, circumflex accent, 

trema, (■•) tray-mah, diaeresis, 

cedille, (c) say-deel, cedilla, 

apostrophe, (') ah-posst-rop, apostrophe. 

Spelling of accented letters. 



French. 1= £ £ 

2 - o 

&, accent circonfiex, Ann, 

e, accent aigu, A, 

e, accent grave, Ai, 

e, accent circonfiex, ay, 

i, accent circonfiex, ee, 

6, accent circonfiex, o, 

£, accant circonfiex, u, 



i* 

go 



AH, 
UII, 
UH, 
TJH, 
E, 
O, 

u, 



I Pronunciation. 

5 

AK-SAN-SEER-KON-FLEX, 

AK-SAN-TAY-GU, 

AK SAN-GRR-HAV, 

AK-SAN-SEER KoIST-FLEX, 

AK-SAN SEEK-KON-FLEX, 

AK-SAN-SEER-KON-FLEX, 

AK-SAN-SEER-KON-FLEX, 



|8| 

Ann. 

A. 
AI. 
AY. 
EE. 

O. 

U. 



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Lesson II. 
Spelling of words loith accented letters. 

French. Pronunciation. 

d-me, ahh-m, d, accent circonflex, d, ahh ; 

m-e, muh ; d-me, ahh-m ; 
soul. 

old-me, blahh-m, b-l-d, accent circonflex, old, 

blah ; m-e, muh ; old-me, 
blahh-m; blame. 

k-te, a-tay, e, accent aigu, e, A ; t-e, ac- 

cent aigu, te, tay; e-te, 
a-tay ; summer. 

t-le-ve, a-luh-vay, e, accent aigu, e, a ; l-e, luh ; 

e-le, a-luh ; v-e, accent 
aigu, ve, vay; e-le-v\ 
a-luh-vay; raised. 

md-me, may-m, m-e, accent circonflex, m$, 

may; me, muh; mt-me, 
may-m ; same. 

cra-te-re, krah-tai-rr, c-r-a, era, krah ; t-e, accent 

grave, te, tai; cra-th, 
krah-tai ; re, ruh ; cra- 
te-re, KRA-TAI-RR. 

di-ner, dee-nay, d-i, accent circonflex, di, 

dee; n-e-r, ner, nay; 
di-ner, dee-nay ; to dine. 

de-pSt, day-po, d-e, accent aigu, de, day; 

p-6, accent circonflex, t, 
pdt, po; de-pot, day-po; 
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22 duquet's method. 

French. Pronunciation. 

fti-mes, fu-m, /-$, accent circonflex, fH, 

fu ; m-e-s, mes, muh ; 
fil-mes, fuh-m ; were. 

ma-is, mah-iss, m-a, ma, mah ; i, trema, s, 'is, 

iss; ma-is, mah-iss ; maize. 

Lesson III. 

Spelling of words with apostrophe and cedilla. 

de, ce, le, la, me, ne, se, que. 

d', c', I', Y, m', n', s', qu\ 

When any of the above words are placed before a 

word commencing with a vowel or an h mute, its 

vowel e or a is taken away, and the two words are 

united by an apostrophe ('). 

C with a cedilla under it (p) is sounded like s. 
(See C.) 

French. Pronunciation. 

d'or dor, d\ apostrophe, or, d'or, dor, 

of gold. 
tf'e-tait, say-tai, c\ apostrophe, I, accent aigu, 

c'e, say ; t-a-i-t, tait, tai ; 

c J e-tait, say-tai ; it was. 
I 'au-tre, lo-trr, I ', apostrophe, au, I 'au, lo ; 

t-r-e, tre, truh; V au-tre, 

lo-trr ; the other. 
il m'ai-me, eel-ma y-m, il, eel ; m\ apostrophe, ai> 

rrCai, may; me, muh; il 

m'ai-me, eel ma y-m; he 

loves me. 



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23 



Prench. Pronunciation. 

n'est, nai, n\ apostrophe, est, rCest, nai, 

is not. 

s*ai-der } say-day, s 9 , apostrophe, ai, s'ai, say ; 

der, day; s'ai-der, say- 
day ; to help one's self. 

qu'il, keel, qu\ apostrophe, il, qu'il, 

keel, that he. 

fe-pow, luh-sojs", le, luh ; £, cedille, on, pon, 

sok ; le-pon, luh-son ; 
lesson. 



French. 
Al-ler, 
BS-tir, 
Ca-va-le-rie, 
De-ter-mi-ner, 
fi-cla-bous-ser, 
Fla-bel-li-for-me, 
Go-ni-o-me-tre, 
Ha-bi-le-te, 
I-ma-gi-na-tif, 
Ja-co-bi-nis-me, 
Ki-lo-gram-me, 
La-bo-ra-toi-re, 
Ma-cro-ce-pha-le, 
Na-vi-eu-lai-re, 
l'O-bli-qui-te, 
Pe-ne tra-bi-li-te, 
Que-rel-Jeur, 
Ra-frai-chir, 
8onp-con-ner, 
Trans-mis-si-bi-li-te, 
U-ni-lo-cu-laire, 
Va-gue-ines-tre, 



Lesson IV. 
Exercise. 

Pronunciation. 



AH-LAY, 

BAHH-TEEK, 

KAH-VAH-LREE, 

DAY-T AIR-MEE NAY, 

A-BXAH-BOOS-SAY, 

FLAH-BAI-LEE-FORM, 

GO-NEE -O-M AI-TRB, 

AH-BEE-LTJH-TAY, 

E-MAH-ZHEE-NAH-TIF, 

ZHAH-KO BEE-NEES-M, 

KEE-LO-GRAH-M, 

IAH-BO-RAH-TWAR, 

MAH KRO-SAY-FAH-B, 

NAH-VEE-KU-LAIR, 

BO-BLEE-KEE-TAY, 

PAY-NAY TRAH-BEE-LEE-TAY, 

KUH-REL-HER, 

RAF-RAY-SHEER, 

SOOP-SO-NAY, 

TRANS MEE-SEE-BEE-LEE-TAY, 

TT-NEE-LO-KU-LAIB, 

VAHG-MESS-TRR, 



Translation, 
to go. 
to build, 
cavalry. 
to determine, 
to f plash, 
fan-shaped, 
gonometer. 
skill. 

imagination. 
Jacobinism, 
kilogram, 
laboratory, 
with a long head, 
navicular, 
the obliquity, 
penetrability, 
squabbler, 
to cool, 
to suspect, 
transmissibility. 
unicular. 
baggage-master. 



24 

French. 
Xi-lo-gra-phie, 
Y-pre-an, 
Ze-ro-ni-quc, 



DUQUET S METHOD. 



Pronunciation. 

GZE-LO-GRAH-FEB, 
E-PRAY-O, 

ZAT-RO-NEEK, 



Translation, 
xilography. 
ypre-i elm. 
seronic. 



NASAL SOUNDS. 
Lesson V. 
M and n are sounded nasal, except when doubled 
or immediately followed by a vowel. 
Pronounce am, an, ean, em, en,* like an in w<mt. 
" im, in, aim, ain, like an in frank, 

" om, on, like on in long, 

" urn, un, nearly like un in grunt. 

Exercise. 



C3 

'r-i 

8 
S3 

M 



13 

cu 
o 

PI 

o 
o 

a. 



am, 



an 



Pronunciation. Translation. 

an-blay, to amble. 

an-brr, amber. 

FLAN-BO, torcll. 

an-krr, anchor. 

dan, in. 

sah-van, learned man. 

man-zhan, eating. 

shan-zhan, changeable, 

em, era-bar-quer, 1n-bar-kay, to embark. 

" mem-bre, man-brr, limb. 

" temps, tan, weather, 

en, \ent, van, wind. 

" en-iant, an-fan, child. 

" fro-mewt, fro-man, wheat. 



French. 

am-hler, 

am-bre, 

flam-beau, 

an-cre, 
" dans, 
" s&-Yant, 
can, man-geant, 
" chaii-geant, 



* En is silent in verbs at the third person of plural, and it is pro- 
nounced like an in frank when preceded by the vowel i, as mien, mine. 



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25 



CD 

M 



lm, 
u 

a 

in, 



aim 



French. 

tim-bre, 

im.-be-ci-le, 

s&Vw-ple, 

crin, 

car-rain, 

m-fi-de-le, 

faim, 

daim, 

-pain, 

&e-mai?i, 

e-cri-v ain, 




um, par-fwm, 



Pronunciation. 
TAN-BRR, 
AN-BAY-SEEL, 
SAN-PL, 
KRAN, 
KARR-MAN, 
AN-FEE-DAI-L, 
FAN, 
DAN, 
PAN, 

DUH-MAN, 
A-KREE-VAN, 

NON, 

ON-BRR, 

TON-BAY, 

DON, 

ON-D, 

MON-TRR, 



Translation. 

stamps. 

stupid. 

simple. 

hair. 

crimson. 

faithless. 

hunger. 

deer. 

bread. 

to-morrow. 

writer. 



name. 

shade. 

to fall. 

gift. 

wave. 

watch. 




par-fun, perfume. 

hwwi-ble, un-ble, humble, 

hwm-ble-merct, un-bluh-man, humbly. 
alun, ah-lun, alum. 

\un-di, lun-dee, Monday. 

em-prun-ter, an-prun-tay, to borrow. 



£6 duquet's method. 

Lesson VI. 
LIQUID SOUNDS. 

The liquid sounds of I, 11 and gn are, I am inclined 
to think, the sweetest sounds in the French language, 
and ought not to be neglected in speaking French, 
as is so often done by many persons. 

I single is always liquid in words ending in ail, 
euil, eil and ouil. 

II double are also invariably liquid in words having 
aille, euille, eille and ouille, medial or final. 

ill, placed as medial or final sounds, is also liquid 
in many words ; but there are several exceptions. 

1. II are sounded hard in all proper names, as 
T>elitte. 

2. In names of cities, as little. 

3. In the adjectives mille, thousand; tranqm7Ze, 
tranquil. 

4. In the substantives Yille, town; mille, mile; 
pupi7/e, pupil; sibylle, sybil; vaudevi7/e, song. 

Lesson VII. 
I and 11 liquid. 

Pronounce ail and aill like eye. 

" eil and eill like aye. 

" euill and euill like uh-'i 

" ouil and ouill like ou-'i. 

" il and ill like ee-i. 



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27 



Exercise. 



^ 



French. Pronunciation. Translation. 

ail, tra-va?7, trahv-eye, work. 

" por-t#i7, port-eye, portal. 

" gou-ver-n«i7, goov-air-n- helm. 

EYE, 

aill, csL-naille, kak-eye, rabble. 

" tra-v^7/-ant, trahv-eye- working 

an, man. 

" ba-te7?-er, bat-eye-a, to battle. 



A 


pa-m7, 


PAR-AYE, 




© eil, 


alike. 


3 " 


so-1^7, 


SOL-AYE, 


sun. 




re-vei7, 


RAYV-AYE, 


awaking. 


l.| em ' 


cor-beitte, 


KORB-AYE, 


basket. 


g « 


vi-ei7Z-esse, 


VEE-AYE-SS, 


old age. 


ror 


re-vei7te-ma- 


RAYV-AYE- 


alarm-clock 


Ph 


tin, 


MAH-TAN, 




V J 












J^ 









euil, seuil, 

" deuil, 
euill, feuille. 

" feuill-eve, 



suh-i, threshold. 

DUH-ii, mourning. 

fuh-i, leaf. 

fuh-ee-air, vein of earth. 



duquet's method. 

French. Pronunciation. Translation. 



rtf ouil, fe-nouil, fuh-nou-i, fennel. 

g : | ouill, gre-nouille, gruh-nou-i, frog. 
§ ° " souill-er, -sou-ee-a, to soil, 
o^ " bom'W-on-ne- bou-ee-oh- boiling. 
^ ment, man, 



© il, nu7, mee-i, millet. 

d « gr&-Bil, gray-zee-i, sleet. 

•■g m " gen-tz7-hom- zhan-tee- nobleman. 

§ '2 me, io-M, 



a 



<ai 



o ill, ftWe, FEE-i, girl. 

g " che-YiUe, shuh-vee-i, bolt. 



Oh 



brz7/-am-mant,BREE-iA-MAN", brilliantly. 



Lesson VIII. 
gn liquid. 

gn is sounded liquid, medial or final, except in all 
the words having stag, steg, stig, as stagnant gn 
beginning a word is also not sounded liquid, as 
gnome, gnome; gwaphalium, gnaphalium. 

Exercise. 
gna, gne, gni, gny, gno, gnu. 
Pronounce gn liquid like gn in mignonette. 



duquet's method. 29 

French. Pronunciation. Translation. 

gna, il sai-gna, eel say-gnah, he bled. 

" il poi-^wa, eel po-gnah, he grasped. 

" plai-^nant^ play-gnan, pitying, 

gne, ba-gne, ba-gn, prison. 

" pei-^^er, pay-gnay, to comb. 

" en-sei-^ze-ment, ak-say-GNUH man", teaching, 

gni, y, il -pei-gnit, eel pay-gnee, he painted. 

" Co-li-g?iy, ko-lee-gnee, Coligny. 

gno, lor-^ion, lor-gnon, eye-glass. 

" i-gno-ble, e-gno-bl, ignoble, 

gnu, e-gra-ti-#mi-re, A-GRAH-TEE-G^UR,scratch. 



Lesson IX. 

CONNECTION OF WORDS, AND PAUSES. 

The reader must never forget to join the final 
consonant of a word to the initial vowel or h mute 
of the next word, if the first is necessarily followed 
by the other, as les hommes, mauvais enfants, on a. 
The final consonant of articles, adjectives, pronouns 
and prepositions is joined to the initial vowel or h 
mute of the next word. The final consonant of the 
following words is always carried to the initial vowel 
or li mute of the next word : les, des, auz, un, rn.es, 
tes, ces, ses, mow, ton, son, nos, vos, leurs, queZ, 
aucuw, cet, deu#, trois, cinq, siz, sent, hui£, neu/, 
diz, ving£, on, tout, il, i\s, nous, yous, elles, gvos, 
3* 



30 duquet's method. 

grand, peti£, mauvais, bow, quan<#, pas, tres, hien, 
trop, rien, beaucou^?, en, sans, avec, che2, apres, des, 
mais, dans, plus. 

The Pauses 

are rendered practical by counting 1 for the comma ; 
1, 2, for the semicolon ; 1, 2, 3, for the colon ; 1, 2, 
3, 4, for the period and other signs. Pause also one 
second before the prepositions and conjunctions, 
before qui when subjective, and que, dont and other 
objective relative pronouns. 



READING LESSONS AND TRANSLATION. 



32 duquet's method. 

READING LESSONS. 
Souvenir d'une nuit d Sor rente. 

1. On etait au mois de Mai, aux plus beaux jours 
d'ltalie. II y avait quelque temps que j'etais a Rome. 
J'etais lasse d'une solitude aussi severe que celle de 
la Ville-Eternelle. Un changement m'etait indis- 
pensable. Je partis pour Naples. 

2. L'absence du pays donne un besoin incessant 
de changement et d'emotions nouvelles, qu'il est bon 
de satisfaire, pour eviter le mal du pays. Les affec- 
tions naturelles du coeur ont besoin d'avoir leur cour 
comme les eaux d'un ruisseau, qui se corrompent, 
quand elles cessent de glisser sur la pente qui les 
entraine, ou sous le souffle de la brise qui les 
berce. 

3. Les plaisirs de l'imagination ne suffisent pas a 
Pliomme ; quand une fois il a ete lieureux dans son 
coeur, il cherche partout ce bonheur absent. Qui le 
dirait? Non seulement l'ivresse des sens ne rem- 
place pas le bonheur, mais elle l'appelle; et Ton 
cherche encore son pays sous le ciel de Naples et de 
Sorrente. Au-dela des horizons les plus enchantes, 
de la nature la plus riante, des rivages les plus 
celebres, on apercoit toujours la terre oil Ton a com- 
mence a vivre et a aimer. La est toujours le plus 
beau pays du monde. 

4. Un de mes premiers soins, en touchant a Na- 
ples, fut d'aller contempler la ville d'un lieu eleve, 



duquet's method. 33 

TRANSLATION. 

Remembrance of a night at Sorrento. 

1. It was in the month of May, on the most beau- 
tiful of Italian days. I had been at Rome some time, 
and had become weary of a solitude so severe as that 
of the Eternal City. A change was indispensable. 
I started for Naples. 

2. Absence from our country produces a constant 
need of change and new emotions, that must be 
satisfied to avoid loneliness. The natural affections 
of the heart must have their course, or they become 
disturbed, as the waters of a brook become impure 
when they cease to flow down the declivity that 
impels them, or under the breath of the wind that 
fans them. 

3. The pleasures of imagination do not suffice 
man after he has once attained the happiness of his 
heart; he seeks everywhere this absent happiness. 
Who would confess it ? Intoxication of the senses 
does not afford him enjoyment; it only invites it; 
and one still seeks his country under the sky of 
Naples and Sorrento. Beyond horizons the most 
beautiful, nature the most delightful, and shores the 
most celebrated, we see ever the land where we first 
lived and loved. There is always the most beautiful 
country in the world. 

4. One of my first cares, on landing at Naples, 
was to view the city from an elevated place/and I 



34 duquet's method. 

et je montai au chateau-St.-Elme, ou Chartreuse 
Saint Martin. Je partis ensuite pour Sorrente, ou 
j'arrivai apres le coucher du soleil. Le jour s'etei- 
gnait dans une nuit delicieuse ; la mer dormait, le 
ciel se chargeait d'etoiles, et de nouvelles lumieres 
semblaient s'attacher de temps en temps aux flancs 
des montagnes qui bordent le Golfe de Naples. La 
lune, deja levee derriere la presqu'ile de la Campa- 
nula, se mirait dans l'ombre noire que projetaient 
sur la mer des bosquets de lauriers. Quelle heure 
pour saluer le berceau du Tasse ! Car c'est a Sorrente 
que naquit le grand poete. 

5. La maison qu'il habitait occupe le point le plus 
charmant de la ville. Eetiree au fond d'un jardin, 
elle domine un rocher couvert d'orangers et de 
lauriers, et semble se pencher au-dessus de la mer, 
qui l'embrasse presqu'entierement, et murmure a ses 
pieds. Le proprietaire de cette demeure pour le 
plaisir des voyageurs, ou pour exploiter cette mine 
de gloire, l'a reduite en hotel, au moins durant une 
eaison de l'annee. Libre a chacun de penser si c'est 
se montrer respectueux envers la memoire d'un si 
beau genie! Les Napolitains sont legers et heu- 
reux ; ils sont ingrats. 

6. Le Tasse n'a pas un monument digne sur tout 
le sol de l'ltalie ; et le toit qui vit naitre un enfant si 
plein d'esperance et de gloire future pour son pays, est 
devenu la chose de tout le monde. Heureusement 
que si un voyageur indifferent vient manger et 



duquet's method. 35 

ascended to the chateau St. Elme, or Chatreuse 
Saint Martin. Then I started for Sorrento, where 
I arrived after sunset. Day had died away in a de- 
licious night; the sea was quiet, the heavens were 
decked with stars, and new lights seemed to fasten 
themselves from time to time to the sides of the 
mountains that bordered the Gulf of Naples. The 
moon, already risen above the peninsula of Campa- 
nella, was reflected in the dark shadow, the groves 
of laurels cast upon the sea. What an hour to salute 
the cradle of Tasso! For it was at Sorrento the 
great poet was born. 

5. The house he inhabited is situated on the most 
charming spot in the city. Secluded in the depths 
of a garden, it towers over a rock covered with 
orange and laurel trees ; and seems to hang above 
the sea, which nearly surrounds it and murmurs at 
its feet. The proprietor of this dwelling, for the 
pleasure of travelers, or to take advantage of this 
wonder of glory, has reduced it to a hotel, at least 
during a certain portion of the year. Every one 
may judge if this appears respectful to the memory 
of so fine a genius. The Neapolitans are frivolous 
and inconstant ; they are even ungrateful. 

6. Tasso has no monument worthy of him on the 
soil of Italy ; and the roof which saw the birth of a 
child so full of hope and future glory for his country, 
has become the property of every body. Happily, 
if an indifferent traveler comes to eat and sleep under 



36 duquet's method. 

dormir sous ce toit, sans autre intention que celle 
d'y faire bonne vie, d'autres y viennent deposor un 
tribut d'admiration, un soupir d'amitie, et peut-etre 
une larme. Les poetes ont des amis au-dela des 
ages, aussi tendres que ceux qu'ils pressaient sur 
leur coeur. 

7. II y avait peu d'etrangers a Sorrente. Je trou- 
vai done a me loger sous le toit du Tasse ; et la nuit 
que j'y ai passee m'est restee en memoire avec mes 
plus charmantes images d'ltalie. Apres le repas et 
quelques causeries, je me retirai sur la terrasse qui 
domine la mer, pour jouir du frais et du repos du 
soir. On goute si bien le soir en Italie, apres ces 
long jours de soleil et d'accablement ! II y a tant 
de calme, de silence et de fraicheur dans l'atmos- 
phere ! Aucun de ces bruits criards qui nous pour- 
suivent dans les villes d'Amerique, jusqu'au milieu 
du sommeil ; rien de cette chaleur d'etuve qui nous 
cuit encore lontemps apres le coucher du soleil. On 
se repose au milieu d'un repos universel ; e'est une 
jouissance parfaite. 

8. Oe soir la Fair frais circulait dans les lauriers, 
repandant a Ten tour leur parfum ; rien ne passait 
sur les eaux que l'image de la lune ; le tableau pifc- 
toresque de la petite ville se dessinait parfaitement 
sous son voile de nuit. Un vieux buste du Tasse, a 
demi recouvert par une feuillee de lierre, s'clevait sur 
le mur, et semblait contempler avec nous les cliarmes 
de cette solitude. Pauvre Tasse ! pensai-je, combien 



duquet's method. 37 

this roof without other intention than to enjoy him- 
self, others come there to offer a tribute of admira- 
tion, a sigh of friendship, and perhaps a tear. The 
poets have friends, after ages have elapsed, as tender 
as those whom they have pressed to their bosoms. 

7. There were few strangers at Sorrento. I was 
able, therefore, to obtain lodging under the roof of 
Tasso ; and the night that I passed there remains in 
my memory among the most delightful pictures of 
Italy. After supper and a little conversation, I 
retired to the terrace that overlooked the sea, to 
enjoy the coolness and repose of evening. One 
delights so much in the evenings of Italy, after 
those long days of sunshine and languor! There 
is so much calm, silence and freshness in the atmos- 
phere.! None of those shrill sounds which annoy 
you, in the cities of America, even in the midst of 
sleep ; none of that stifling air which roasts you yet 
a long time after the sun has set. One rests in the 
midst of universal repose; it is complete enjoy- 
ment. 

8. This evening the cool air fluttered through the 
laurels, diffusing all around their fragrance ; nothing 
passed over the water but the image of the moon ; 
the romantic picture of the little city was delineated 
perfectly under the veil of night. An old bust of 
Tasso, half draped with the foliage of the ivy, hung 
upon the wall, and seemed to contemplate with us 
the charms of solitude. Poor Tasso ! thought I, how 

4 



38 duquet's method. 

ce lieu charmant dut inspirer de douces reveries a 
ta jeune imagination, et faire naitre dans ton ame 
de brulantes inspirations ! La carriere de la vie doit 
paraitre bien enchantee, qnand on la voit s'ouvrir 
deyant soi, sons ce ciel ardent, dans cet air embaume, 
au milieu de ces jardins toujours fleuris, devant cette 
perspective de mer, de montagnes et d'horizons va- 
poreux ! Et cependant tu fus malheureux ! 

9. A peine sorti de l'enfance, a l'aurore de la 
gloire, au sein des delices d'une cour charmante, un 
sentiment pur mais impossible vint fourvoyer son 
cceur et saturer sa vie d'amertume. Son ame avait 
pu monter si haut ; il crut que son coeur pourrait 
bien tenter d'arriver au pied d'un petit trone. II 
connaissait peu la terre. Les trones sont fait de 
matiere ; et on ne les conquerait, alors surtout, 
qu'avec l'epee ou de vigoureux moyens politiques ; 
non pas avec des pensees sublimes et des sentiments 
celestes. Les grands le desiraient bien comme con- 
vive a leurs banquets, comme le plus bel ornement 
de leurs fetes, mais comme fiance de leur fille ! . . . 
Voila quelle fat s&folie. 

10. Malade dans son ame, egare dans sa passion 
malheureuse, on remprisonna pendant sept ans, 
comme un fou malfaisant. Kelache dans un etat 
de sante deplorable, ce fou donne au monde sa 
Jerusalem delivree. Apres, il va d'un lieu a un 
autre, cherchant vainement un bonheur enfui, et 
une sante qui ne revient plus. Enfin, lasse, il ter- 



duquet's method. 39 

many sweet dreams of thy young imagination has 
this beautiful place inspired, and how many ardent 
sentiments has it caused to rise in thy soul ! The 
course of life ought to appear yery enchanting when 
we see it open before us under this glowing sky, in 
this perfumed air, in the midst of these gardens 
always blooming, opposite this view of sea, of 
mountains and of misty horizons. And yet thou 
wast unhappy. 

9. Hardly emerged from childhood, in the dawn 
of glory, embosomed in the delights of a charming 
court, a sentiment pure but impossible just led 
astray his heart and filled his life with bitterness. 
His soul had mounted so high, he thought his heart 
could well attempt to reach the foot of a lxtle 
throne. He little knew the world. Thrones are 
made of matter; and we can conquer them only 
with the sword or vigorous political means; not 
with sublime thought and celestial sentiments. 
The great were very desirous of him, as a guest at 
their banquets, as the most beautiful ornament of 
their feasts; but as the betrothed of their daugh- 
ter ! . . . Behold what was his folly. 

10. Diseased in his mind, deluded in his passion, 
they imprisoned him for seven years as a dangerous 
madman. Eeleased in a state of deplorable health, 
this madman gave to the world his Jerusalem de- 
livered. Afterward he wandered from one place to 
another, seeking vainly lost happiness and health 



40 duquet's method. 

mine a Rome, dans la solitude d'un cloitre, au 
milieu d'un hopital, ses cinquante annees d'espe- 
rances decues. Le lendemain de sa mort, la yille 
entiere vint couronner ses restes et les porter en 
triomphe . . . dans la terre. Le Tasse etait 
devenu immortel pour les liommes comme pour le 
ciel. Les vivants ont d'etranges flatteries en reserve 
pour ceux qui veulent donner des charmes a leur 
existence. 

11. Le lendemain de cette belle nuit passee dans 
la maison du Tasse, je laissai a regret Sorrente, ses 
jardins embaumes, ses ombrages de lauriers; et, 
apres avoir continue ma peregrination pendant 
plusieurs jours, dans les montagnes et sur le Golfe 
de Salerne, visitant Castellamare, Amalfi, Salerne et 
plusieurs petits bourgs, jetes au sommet des rochers, 
ou caches au fond des vallons, je dis un dernier 
adieu a cette belle terre d'ltalie. 



DUQUET'S method. 41 

that would never more return. At last, worn out, 
he closed at Eorae, in the silence of a cloister, in 
the midst of a hospital, his fifty years of distracted 
longings. The day after his death, the entire city 
came to crown his remains and bear them in tri- 
umph ... to the tomb. Tasso had become 
immortal for men as well as for heaven. The living 
have strange flatteries in reserve for those who 
would give charms to their existence. 

11. On the morrow of this beautiful night passed 
in the house of Tasso, I left, with regret, Sorrento, 
her perfumed gardens, her groves of laurels; and, 
after continuing my journey for several days in the 
mountains and about the Gulf of Salerno, visiting 
Castellamare, Amalfi, Salerno, and several little 
hamlets tossed upon the summit of cliffs, or hidden 
in the depths of valleys, I took a last farewell of the 
beautiful land of Italy. 



4* 



duquet's method. 
A la Muse. 



Vierge, qui presidez aux accords de la lyre, 
Aimez-vous, quand le jour, a son declin, se mire 

Dans des flots de pourpre et de feu, 
Sous l'ombre des grands bois, sur le flanc des mon- 

tagnes, 
Aimez-vous, loin du bruit, dans les vertes cam- 
pagnes, 
A jouir des ceuvres de Dieu ? 



Laissez-moi vous y suivre ! . . . Errant a l'aventure, 
Par les tableaux riants dont s'orne la nature, 

Je sais egayer mes loisirs . . . 
Et sans cesse berce de mille fantaisies, 
Je puise, en me jouant, mes humbles poesies 

A la source de mes plaisirs. 



Le joyeux ecureuil courant de branche en branche, 
Et sautillant du cb^ne au bouleau que se pencbe 

Pour abriter un nid d'oiseaux, 
Rappelle un souvenir de mes tendres annees, 
Fugitives lueurs par le temps entrainees, 

Comme la feuille au bord des eaux. 



duquet's method. 43 

To the Muse. 
1. 

virgin, who presidest over the harmony of the 
lyre, do you love, when day at her decline embel- 
lishes herself in waves of purple and gold, in the 
shade of deep forests, upon the side of the moun- 
tains, far from noise in the green fields, do you love 
to enjoy the works of God ? 



2. 

Let me follow you there ! Wandering for adven- 
ture among the smiling pictures wherewith nature 
decks herself, I can enliven my leisure, and, beguiled 
unceasingly by a thousand fancies, draw with facility 
my humble rhymes from the fount of pleasure. 



3. 

The happy squirrel, running from branch to 
branch, and jumping from oak to birch tree, that 
droops to shelter a nest of birds, recalls a memory 
of my tender youth, a fugitive gleam from fleeting 
time, like a leaf on the shore of the sea. 



44 duquet's method. 

4. 
Parfois, du rossignol le seduisant ramage 
Laisse dans mon esprit la gracieuse image 

D'un ange exhalant son amour . . . 
Ces sons harmonieux resonnent dans mon ame 
Comme au pied des autels une yoix qui reclame 

L'espoir d'un plus heureux sejour. 

5. 

Pour moi le bruit du vent, le soupir de la brise 
C'est un long cri de deuil, c'est un coeur qui se brise 

Desherite par le malheur; 
Le ruisseau murmurant qui bondit et m'enchante, 
C'est le bonheur qui rit, c'est un hymne qui chante 

Les louanges du Createur. 

6. 
Lorsque de fleurs, un jour, j'emplissais ma cor- 

beille . . . 
Je poursuivais mon reve . . . une mouclie, une abeille 

Vint bourdonner a mes cotes. 
En vain j'offre a ses yeux ma moisson d'eglan tines, 
L'ingrate agite encor ses ailes argentines 
Et fuit mes importunites. 

7. 
Pique de ses refus et pour mieux la surprendre, 
En courant je la suis a travers le meandre 
De son essor capricieux ; 



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4. 

Sometimes the entrancing warbling of the night- 
ingale leaves in my heart the graceful image of an 
angel breathing her love ; these harmonious sounds 
re-echo in my soul, as a voice from the foot of the 
altar, imploring a happier home. 



For me, the roar of the wind, the sigh of the 
breeze, is a long wail of anguish, the breaking of a 
heart abandoned to sorrow. The murmuring brook, 
which ripples and enchants me, is a song of happi- 
ness, a hymn of praise to the Creator. 



One day, as I was filling my basket with flowers, 
and pursuing my dream, a bee came buzzing at my 
side. In vain I tempted her eyes with my garland 
of eglantines ; the thankless insect still fluttered her 
silvery wings, and fled my importunities. 



7. 

Piqued by her refusal, and the better to catch 
her, running I pursue through the meanderings 
of her capricious journey; but, in the distance, 



46 DUQUET'S METHOD. 

Mais au loin si son vol s'arrete et se repose, 
Oe n'est pas pour gouter de l'oeillet, de la rose 
Les aromes delicieux. 



Mais yoici qu'une fleur et plus belle et plus rare, 
Un suave parfum dont Dieu meme est avare 

Enfin captive tous ses voeux. 
C'en est fait; pour toujours la mouche industrieuse 
A jure de l'aimer et s'abat plus heureuse 

Que tout ce qui vit sous les cieux. 

9. 

Et, peu discret temoin de sa vive allegresse, 
Pensif, je me disais : " De tout ce qui le blesse 

Qu'ainsi mon espoir soit vainqueur ! " 
Et je crus deviner . . . muse, vous le dirais-je ? 
Dans ses chastes ebats, dans son gentil manege, 

Tous les mysteres de mon coeur. 

10. 

J'y trouve le secret de ces heures perdues 
Oii de tant de beautes en tout lieu repandues 

J'osai negliger les at traits ; 
Oii tant d'etres cliarmants dans les champ de la vie 
Ont si souvent fait naitre un murmure d'envie 

Sans fixer mes regards distraits. 



duquet's method. 47 

if she arrests her flight and reposes, it is not to 
taste the delicious aroma of the sweet-william, or 
rose. 



But, behold ! a flower rarer and more beautiful, 
a sweet perfume of which God himself is sparing, 
at length captivates all her heart. It is all over ; 
the industrious bee has sworn to love it forever, 
and she alights happier than all who live beneath 
the heavens. 

9. 

And I, unwary witness of her lively joy, say to 
myself, thoughtfully : " May thus iny hope be con- 
queror over all that opposes it." And I think, 
Muse ! to you will I confess it, in her pure pas- 
times and gentle tenderness, I divine all the mys- 
teries of my heart. 

10. 

I find there the secret of those lost hours in 
which I dared neglect the attractions of so much 
loveliness scattered everywhere, in which so many 
charming beings in the field of life have so often 
called forth a murmur of weariness, without catch- 
ing my heedless eye. 



48 duquet's method. 

11. " 

De mes souhaits constants j'y vois le doux embleme ; 
Seront-ils exauces ? decidez-en vous-meme : 

Donnez-moi des jours de bonheur! 
Soyons unis ! sous l'orme, ou sur la plage humide 
Lorsque je yais songer, dans mon reve timide, 

Je suis 1'abeille et vous la fleur. 



FIN DE LA DEUXIEME PARTIE. 



duquet's method. 49 

11. 

I see there the sweet emblem of my constant 
wishes. Will they be consummated ? Decide it 
yourself. Give me days of happiness ! Let us be 
united! under the elm or on the damp sea-coast, 
when I fancy, in my timid dream, myself the bee 
and you the flower. 



END OF PART SECOND. 



50 



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PAET THIRD. 



The verb "avoir," to have, 

Conjugated affirmatively, negatively and interro- 
gatively, with nouns commonly used in speaking : 



Indicatif. 



(Toilette, habits d'homme.) 

1. J'ai mon chapeau. 
Jen'aipas son habit. 
Ai-je, or est-ce que j'ai, votre mou- 

choir ? 
Tu as mon tire-bottes. 
Tu n'as pas tes bottes. 
As-tu, or est-ce que tu as, mes bot- 

tines ? 
II a un habit de chasse. 
II n'a pas de manteau. 
A-t-il, or est-ce qu'il a, une redin- 

gote ? 
Nous avons leurs gants. 
Nous n'avons pas de paletots. 
Avons-nous, or est-ce que nous 

avons, des guetres ? 
Vous avez une chemise blanche. 
Vous n'avez pas de chemises sales. 
Avez-vous, or est-ce que vous avez, 
des chemises ? 



Indicative. 

Present. 

(Gentlemen's clothes and articles 
used in dressing.) 

1. I have my hat. 

I have not his coat. 

Have I your handkerchief ? 

Thou hast my boot-jack. 
Thou hast not thy boots. 
Hast thou my half-boots ? 

He has a hunting-coat. 
He has not any cloak. 
Has he a frock-coat ? 

We have their gloves. 

We have not any great-coats. 

Have we some gaiters ? 

You have a clean shirt. 

You have not any dirty shirts. 

Have you shirts ? 



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lis ont des cravates. 

lis n'ont pas de bas de laine. 

Ont-ils, or est-ce qu'ils ont, des 
caleeons ? 

Imparfait. 

2. J'avais ma robe de chambre. 
Je n'avais pas de collet. 
Avais-je des manchettes ? 

Tu avais un pantalon. 
Tu n'avais pas de pantoufles. 
Avais-tn des sonliers ? 
II avait nn habit complet. 
II n'avait pas de chanssettes, 
Avait-il nne garniture ? 
Nous avions des bretelles. 
Nous n'avions pas une boucle. 
Avions-nous des boutons ? 
Vous aviez sa brosse a dents ? 
Vous n'aviez pas rna brosse a ongles. 
Avez-vous une brosse a peigne ? 
Us avaient des manches. 
lis n'avaient pas de poehes. 
Avaient-ils des boutonnieres ? 

Preterit deflni. 

3. J' ens une canne. 
Tu ens un peigne. 
II eut un rasoir. 
Nous eumes du savon. 
Vous eutes une eponge. 
lis eurent des lunettes. 

Preterit indefini. 

4. J'ai en un cure- dents. 
Je n'ai pas eu d'epee. 
Ai-je eu une montre? etc, 

Plusqueparfait. 

5. J'avais eu de la poudre denti- 

frice, etc. 



They have cravats. 
They have not any woolen stock- 
ings. 
Have they drawers ? 



2. I had my dressing-gown. 

I had not any collar. 

Had I cuffs ? 

Thou hadst pantaloons. 

Thou hadst not any slippers. 

Hadst thou shoes ? 

He had a suit of clothes. 

He had not any socks. 

Had he a ruffle ? 

We had braces. 

We had not a buckle. 

Had we buttons ? 

You had his tooth-brush. 

You had not my nail-brush. 

Had you a comb-brush ? 

They had sleeves. 

They had not any pockets. 

Had they button-holes ? 

Past definite. 

8. I had a cane. 
Thou hadst a comb. 
He had a razor. 
We had soap. 
You had a sponge. 
They had spectacles. 

Perfect. 

4. I have had a toothpick. 
I have not had any sword. 
Have I had a watch ? etc. 

Pluperfect. 

5. I had had tooth-powder, etc. 



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dttquet's method. 



Preterit anterieur. 
6. J'eus eu une perruque, etc 

Futur. 
(Habits de femmes, etc.) 
T. J'aurai un cliapeau. 
Je n'aurai pas de tablier. 
Aurai-je un corsage de dessous ? 
Tu auras une ceinture. 
Tu n'auras pas de bottines. 
Auras-tu le calicot ? 
Elle (il) aura un bracelet. 
Elle n'aura pas de pelerine. 
Aura-t-elle un manteau ? 
Nous aurons des corsets. 
Nous n'aurons pas de boucles 

d'oreilles. 
Aurons-nous des diamants ? 
Vous aurez un neglige. 
Vous n'aurez pas de coiffure. 
Aurez-vous une toilette de ville ? 
Elles (ils) auront des fourrures. 
Elles n' auront pas de toilette de bal. 
Auront-elles des agrafes et des 

portes ? 

Futur anterieur. 
8. J'aurai eu un necessaire, etc. 



Past anterior. 

6. I had had a wig. 

Future. 
(Ladies' clothing, toilet, etc.) 

7. I shall have a bonnet. 

I shall not have any apron. 

Shall I have a bodice ? 

Thou wilt have a belt. 

Thou wilt not have any boots. 

Wilt thou have calico ? 

She will have a bracelet. 

She will not have any cape. 

Will she have a cloak ? 

We shall have corsets, 

We shall not have any ear-rings. 

Shall we have diamonds ? 

You will have a morning-dress. 

You will not have any head-dress. 

Will you have a walking-dress ? 

They will have furs. 

They will not have any ball-drese. 

Will they have hooks and eyes ? 



Second future. 
8. I shall have had a dressing-case, 
etc. 



CONDITIONNEI,. 

Present. 
9. J'aurais une toilette de soiree. 
Je n'aurais pas d'eventail. 
Aurais-je un volant ? 
Tu aurais des guStres. 
Tu n'aurais pas de jarretieres. 
Aurais-tu de la gaze ? 
Elle (il) aurait des gants. 
Elle n' aurait pas de mouchoir. 



Conditional. 
Present. 
9. I should have an evening-dress. 
I should not have any fan. 
Should I have a flounce ? 
Thou wouldst have gaiters. 
Thou wouldst not have any garters. 
Wouldst thou have gauze ? 
She would have gloves. 
She would not have any handker- 
chief. 



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53 



Aurait-elle des epingles a cheveux ? 
Nous aurions des bijoux. 
Nous n'auriom pas de dentelle. 
Aurions-nous du Huge ? 
Elles (ils) auraient des colliers. 
Elles n'auraient pas de filets. 
Auraient-elles des bounets de nnit ? 



10. J'aurais eu une chemise de nuit, 
etc. 

Imperatif. 

11. Aie un etui a, aiguilles. 
Qu'elle ait ce peiguoir. 
Qu'elle n'ait pas ce mantelet. 
Ayons uos joupons. 

Ayez des parfums. 

Qu' elles aient de la pommade. 



Would she have hair-pins ? 
We should have jewels. 
We should not have any lace. 
Should we have linen ? 
They would have necklaces. 
They would not have any nets. 
Would they have night-caps ? 

Past. 

10. I should have had a night-dress, 
etc. 

Imperative. 

11. Have a needle-case. 

Let her have that morning-robe. 
Let her not have that mantle. 
Let us have our petticoats. 
Have some perfume. 
Let them have some pomatum. 



Surjonctif. 
Present. 

12. Afin que j'aie du rouge. 

Je doute que tu aies une garniture 

de rubans. 
Qu'elle ait un voile on non. 
Croyez-vous qu'elle ait de l'eau do 

rose ? 
Je ne crois pas que nous ayons 

assez de sole. 
H faut que vous ayez un autre Bhale. 

II est impossible que vous ayez une 

montre. 
Je ne cr. is pas qu' elles aient besoin 

d'aiguilles. 

Par/ait. 

13. Quoique j'aie eu un de. 
Est-ce vrai que tu aies eu la cor- 

beille de mariage ? etc. 

5* 



Subjunctive. 
Present. 

12. That I may have some paint. 

I doubt whether thou hast a sc-t of 

ribbons. 
Whether she has a vail or not. 
Do you think that she has any rose 

water ? 
I do not think that we have enough 

of silk. 
It is necessary that you should have 

another shawl. 
It is impossible that you should 

have a watch. 
I do not think that they want any 

needles. 

Perfect. 

13. Although I have had a thimble. 
Is it true that thou hast had wed- 
ding presents ? 



54 duquet's method. 

Imparfait. Imperfect. 

14. Quelque lunettes que j'eusse. 14. Whatever spectacles I might 

have. 

Quoique j'eusse une jupe. Though I had a skirt. 

Fallait-il que tu eusses dea man- Was it necessary that thou shouldst 

chettes ? have cuffs ? 

II etait bien juste qu'elle eut cette It was right that she should have 

"broderie. that embroidery. 

Pour que nous eussions des That we might have scarfs. 

echarpes. 

II voulait que vous eussiez une He wanted you to have a plume. 

plume. 

Je serais content qu'elles eussent I should be pleased if they had new 

des pantouffles neuves. slippers. 

Plusgueparfait. Pluperfect. 

15. II attendait que j'eusse eu des 15. He was waiting that I had 
perles, etc. pearls, etc. 

Infinitlf. Infinitive. 

Present. Present. 

16. Avoir une pelote. 16. To have a pin-cushion. 

Passe. Past. 

Avoir eu de la poudre. To have had some powder. 

Participe present. Present participle. 

Ayant un anneau d'or. Having a gold ring. 

Participe passe. Past participle. 

Ayant eu un panier a. ouvrage. Having had a work-basket. 



THE CONJUGATION" OF THE verb " etre," to be. 

Indicatif. Indicative. 

Present. Present. 

(Professions et metiers.) (Professions and trades.) 

1. Je suis medecin. 1. I am a physician. 

Je ne suis pas pharmacien. I am not an apothecary. 



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55 



Suis-je, or est-ce que je suis, acteur ? 

Tu es actrice. 

Tu n'es pas artiste. 

Es-tu, or est-ce que tu es, auteur ? 

II est avocat. 

II n'est pas architects 

Est-il, or est-ce qu'il est, dentiste? 

Nous sommes ecclesiastiques. 

Nous ne sommes pas maitres de 



Sommes-nous, or est-ce que nous 

sommes, graveurs ? 
Vous etes dessinateur. 
Vous n'etes pas maitre de dessin. 
N'estes-vous pas ingenieur ? 
Etes-vous, or est-ce que vous etes, 

avoue ? 
lis sont astronomes. 
lis ne sont pas anatomistes. 
Sont-ils, or est-ce qu'ils sont, his- 

toriens ? 
Ne sont-ils pas grammairiens ? 

Preterit indefini. 
2. J'ai ete maitre d'armes. 
Tu as ete geometre. 
II a ete humaniste. 
Nous avons ete moralistes. 
Vous avez ete musicien. 
lis ont ete etudiants. 

Imparfait. 
8. J'etais professeur. 
Tu etais poete. 
II etait philosophe. 
Nous etions navigateurs. 
Vous etiez peintre. 
Us etaient rhetoriciens. 

Plusqueparfait. 
4. J'avais ete predicateur. 
Tu avais ete chirurgien. 



Am I an actor ? 

Thou art an actress. 

Thou art not an artist. 

Art thou an author ? 

He is an advocate. 

He is not an architect. 

Is he a dentist ? 

We are clergymen. 

We are not dancing-mastera. 

Are we engravers ? 

You are a drawer. 
You are not a drawing-master. 
Are you not an engineer ? 
Are you not an attorney ? 

They are astronomers. 
They are not anatomists. 
Are they historians ? 

Are they not grammarians T 



2. I have "been a fencing-master. 
Thou hast been a geometer. 

He has been a humanist. 
We have been moralists. 
You have been a musician. 
They have been students. 

Imperfect. 

3. I was a professor. 
Thou wast a poet. 
He was a philosopher. 
We were navigators. 
You were a painter. 
They were rhetoricians. 

Pluperfect. 

4. I had been a preacher. 
Thou hadst been a surgeon. 



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duquet's method. 



H avait ete mattre d'ecole ; 
Nous avions ete sculpteurs. 
Vous aviez ete theologien. 
Us avaient ete maitres de chant. 

Preterit definL 
5. Je fus mecanicien. 
Tu fus mathematicien. 
II fat metaphysicien. 
Nous fumes naturalistes. 
Vous futes maitre de musique. 
Us furent rhetoriciens. 



He had been a school-master. 
We had been sculptors. 
You had been a theologian. 
They had been singing-masters. 

Past definite. 
5. I was a mechanician. 
Thou wast a mathematician. 
He was a metaphysician. 
We were naturalists. 
You were a music-master. 
They were rhetoricians. 



Preterit anterieur. 
6. J'eus ete maitre d'ecrituro. 



(No equivalent in English.) 



Futur. 
7. Je serai logicien. 
Tu seras agent d'affaires. 
II sera banquier. 
Nous serons barbiers. 
Vous serez boulanger. 
lis seront bouchers. 



Future. 
7. I shall be a logician. 
Thou wilt be a broker. 
He will be a banker. 
We shall be barbers. 
You will be a baker. 
They will be butchers. 



Futur anterieur. 
8. J'aurai ete courtier. 
Tu auras ete brasseur. 
II aura ete libraire. 
Nous aurons ete relieurs. 
Vous aurez ete forgeron. 
lis auront ete bottiers. 



Future perfect. 
8. I shall have been a broker. 
Thou wilt have been a brewer. 
He will have been a bookseller. 
We shall have been bookbinders. 
You will have been a blacksmith. 
They will have been boot-makers. 



CONDITIONNETL. 

Present. 
9. Je serais blanchisseuso. 
Tu serais miroitier. 

Elle serait modiste. 
Nous serions emballeurs. 
Vous seriez cordier. 
Hs seraient cordonniers. 



Conditional. 
Present. 
9. I should be a laundress. 
Thou wouldst be a looking-glaee- 

maker. 
She would be a milliner. 
We should be packers. 
You would be a ropemaker. 
- They would be shoemakers. 



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57 



10. iTaurais 6t6 orfevre. 

Tu aurais 6t6 tailleur. 

II aurait et6 chaudronnier. 

Nous aurions 6t6 tapissiers. 

Vous auriez 6t6 horloger. 

lis auraient 6te marchants de vin. 



Past. 
10. 1 should have heen a silversmith. 
Thou wouldst have heen a tailor. 
He would have heen a tinker. 
We should have heen upholsterers. 
You would have heen a watchmaker. 
They would have been wine-mer- 
chants. 



Imperatif. 
11. Sois serrurier. 
Qu'il soit fabricant. 
Soyons macons. 
Soyez meunier. 
Qu'ils soint colporteurs. 



Imperative. 
11. Be a locksmith. 
Let him be a manufacturer. 
Let us be masons. 
Be a miller 
Let them be peddlers. 



Subjonctif. 
Present. 
12. Que je sois parfumeur. 
Que tu sois patissier. 
Qu'il soit plombier. 
Que nous soyons chiffonnier. 
Que vous soyez raffineur. 
Qu'ils soient selliers. 



Subjunctive. 
Present. 
12. That I may be a perfumer. 
That thou mayst be a pastry-cook. 
That he may be a plumber. 
That we may be rag-men. 
That you may be a refiner. 
That they may be saddlers. 



Passe. Perfect. 

13. Quoiquej'aieeteberger. 13. Although I have been a shep- 

herd. 
On croit meme que tu aies 6te fer- They even believe that thou hast 
blantier, etc. heen a tinman, etc. 



Imparfait. 
14. Que je fusse savonnier. 
Que tu fusses tam.eur. 
Qu'il fut tourneur. 
Que nous fussions marchands 

bois. 
Que vous fussiez garcon. 
Qu'ils fussent ouvriers. 



Imperfect. 
14. That I might be a soap-boiler. 
That thou mightest be a tanner. 
That he might be a turner. 
de That we might be timber-mer- 
chants. 
That you might be a waiter. 
That they might be workmen. 



58 duquet's method. 

Plusqueparfait. Pluperfect. 

15. Plut a Dieu que j'eusse ete com- 15. Would to God that I had been a 
positeur. compositor. 

II doutait qu'il eut ete aubergiste, He doubted whether he had been 
etc. , hotel-keeper, etc. 

Infinitie. Infinitive. 

Present. Present. 

16. Etre couturidre. 16. To be dressmaker. 

Passe. Past. 

Navoir jamais ete que commis. To have never been any thing but 

clerk. 

Participe present. Present participle. 

Etant bon menusier, il reussit. Being a good j oiner, he succeeded. 

Participe passe. Past participie. 

Ayant ete un des meilleurs chape- Having been one of the best hatters 

Hers de la ville de New York, il of the city of New York, he 

doit necessairement reussir ici. must necessarily succeed here. 

Kemark. — The verb " avoir," to have, is used in 
the following sentences instead of the verb " etre," 
to be, which is nsed in the same sentences when in 
English : j'ai faim, I am hungry ; j'ai chaud, I am 
warm; fai froid, I am cold; j'ai sommeil, I am 
sleepy ; j'ai raison, I am right ; j'ai tort, I am wrong ; 
J'ai peur, I am afraid ; j'ai honte, I am ashamed. 



The Gender of Nouns. 

Masculine Gender. 

Nouns ending with a consonant are generally 
masculine, except those ending in ion. Nouns 



duquet's method. 59 

ending in ier and aire are also masculine. Ex. 
porter, proprietors. 

Feminine Gender. 

Nouns ending with an e mute are generally 
feminine, except those ending in aire. Substantives 
ending in ion and ere are feminine. Ex. revolution, 
riviere. BastoVw and pere are masculine. 



Aeticles. 

Put le, the, before masculine nouns, singular 
number, and commencing with a consonant. Ex. le 
crayon, the pencil. 

Put la, the, before feminine nouns, singular num- 
ber, and beginning with a consonant. Ex. la table, 
the table. 

Put 1', the, before nouns of both genders, singular 
number, and commencing with a vowel or an h 
mute. Ex. T/iomme, the man; Tarbre, the tree. 

Put les, the, before nouns of both genders, plural 
number, and beginning with a consonant, a vowel, 
or an h mute. Ex. les plumes, the pens; les hommes, 
the men; les arbres, the trees. 

Put du, some, before masculine nouns, singular 
number, and commencing with a consonant. Ex. 
du pain, some bread. 

Put de 1', some, of the, before nouns of both gen- 
ders, singular number, and commencing with a 



60 duquet's method. 

vowel or an h mute. Ex. de V 'argent, some money; 
de r/iomme, of the man. 

Put au, to the, before masculine nouns, singular 
number, and commencing with a consonant. Ex. 
au lac, to the lake. 

Put a 1', to the, before nouns of both genders, 
singular number, and commencing with a vowel or 
an h mute. Ex. a Thomme, to the man. 

Put aux, to the; des, some, of the; before nouns of 
both genders, plural number, and commencing with 
whatever letter. Ex. aux dames, to the ladies; des 
arbres, some or of the trees. 

Put un, a, an, before masculine nouns, singular 
number. 

Put une, a, an, before feminine nouns, singular 
number. 

Deteemikative Adjectives. 

Put mon, my; ton, thy; son, his, her, its; before 
masculine nouns, singular number, and also before 
feminine nouns beginning with a vowel or an h 
mute. Ex. mon ame, my soul; ton chien, thy dog; 
son chapeau, his, her or its hat. 

Put ma, my; ta, thy; sa, his, her, its; before 
feminine nouns, singular number, and commencing 
with a consonant. Ex. ma soeur, my sister; ta 
cousine, thy cousin; sa mere, his, her or its mother. 

Put mes, my; tes, thy; ses, his, her, its; ces, these; 
before nouns of both genders, plural number. Ex. 



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mes gants, my gloves; tes plumes, thy pens; ses 
livres, his, her or its looks; ces livres, these books. 

Put notre, our; votre, your; leur, their; before 
masculine and feminine nouns, singular number. 
Ex. notre lampe, our lamp; leur crayon, their 
pe7icil. 

Put nos, our; vos, your; leurs, their; before nouns 
of both genders, plural number. Ex. nos chats, our 
cats; vos bottes, your boots; leurs maisons, their 
houses. 

Ce, that; cet, that; cette, that. The first (ce) is 
placed before a masculine noun, singular number, 
and commencing with a consonant. Ex. ce peigne, 
that comb. The second (cet) is placed before mascu- 
line nouns, singular number, and commencing with 
a vowel or an h mute ; the third (cette) before all 
feminine nouns, singular number. Ex. cet /wmme, 
that man; cette femme, that tvoman. 

HOW TO USE THE PRO^OUis T S. 

[The pronouns (except the personal pronouns used as subjective*) are 
written in italic letters ] 

Examples. 

French. English. 

Pronoms Personnels. Personal Pronouns. 

Vous me (to me) le (it or You will give it or him 

him) rendrez. back to me. 

Vous ne la (her or it) re- You will not take her or 

prendrez pas. it back. 
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French. 

Je les (them) ai vues ; 
mais elles ne m'ont 
(m ? , me) pas vu. 

lis parleront de toi (thee), 
je fen (thee of it) averti. 

Je lid (to him or to her) 
ai parle de vous (you). 

On a souyent besoin d'un 
plus petit que soi (him- 
self, itself ourselves) 

lis se (himself themselves) 
flattent ; mais nous ne 
nous (ourselves) flat- 
tons pas. 

Parlez d'elle (her), mais 
non pas d'eux (them, 
masculine). 

Je suis content d'elles 
(them, feminine). 

Je leur (them, f. and m. 
pi.) ai dit. 

Pkonoms Possessifs. 
J'ai le mien, le tien et le 

sien (m.) 
As-tu la mienne, la tienne 

et la sienne (f.) ? 
lis avaient les miens, les 

tiens et les siens (m. pi.) 



English. 

I have seen them; but 
they have not seen me. 

They will speak of thee, 

I warn thee of it. 
I have spoken to him or 

to her of you. 
We have often need of 

one more humble than 

ourselves. 
They flatter themselves; 

but we do not flatter 

ourselves. 

Speak of her, but not of 
them. 

I am pleased with them. 

I told them. 

Possessive Pronouns. 
I have mine, thine and 

his, hers or its. 
Hast thou mine, thine 

and his, hers or its ? 
They had mine, thine and 

his, hers or its. 



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63 



French. 

Elles n'ont jamais en Us 
miennes, les tiennes on 
les siennes (f. pi.) 

Nous avons le notre, U 
votre et U leur (m.) 

Avez-voiis la ndtre, la 
votre et la leur (f.) ? 

lis ont les notres, les 
votres et les leurs (f. 
and m. pi.) 



English. 

They never have had 

mine, thine or Ms, hers 

or its. 
We have ours, yours and 

theirs. 
Have yon ours, yours and 

theirs ? 
They have ours yours 

and theirs. 



Pronoms Demonstrates. Demonstrative Pronouns. 



<7'est (<?' for ce, it and 
they) celui (this or 
that) de mon frere ? 

Preferez-vons celui-ci 
(this one, m.) a celui- 
la (that one, m.) ? 

Celle-ci (this one, f.) est 
meilleure que celle-la 
(that one, f.) 

Prenez ceci (this). 

Que dites-vous de cela 
(that) ? 

Ceux-ci (these, m. pi.) sont 
mes amis, et ceux-la, 
(those, m. pi.) mes en- 
nemis. 



It is that of my brother. 



Do you prefer this one to 

that one? 

This one is better than 
that one. 

Take this. 

What do you say of that ? 

These are my friends and 
those, my enemies. 



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French. 


English. 


Choisissez entre celles-ci 


Choose between these and 


(these, f. pi.) et cettes-la 


those. 


(those, f. pi.) 




Je prefere ceux (m. pi.) 


I prefer those who love 


ou celles (f. pi.) qui 


me. 


m'aiment. 





Pronoms Relatifs. 
Qui (ivho) vous parle ? 
Qui (whom) voyez-vons ? 
Les feuilles qui (which) 

tombent sont mortes. 
Les femmes que (whom) 

j'ai vues etaient jeunes. 
L'argent que {which) j'ai 

re9u est a moi. 
Que (what) voulez-vous ? 
J'ignore ce a quoi il 

pense. 
II y avait je ne sais quoi 

dans sa main. 
La person ne clont (of 

whom, of which, whose, 

m. and f., s. and pi.) je 

vous ai parle, est ar- 

rivee. 
Qu'ew (of it, of them, 

from it, from them, 

some, <m?/)pensez-vous ? 



Relative Pronouns. 
Who speaks to you ? 
Whom do you see ? 
The leaves which fall are 

dead. 
The women whom I have 

seen were young. 
The money which I have 

received is mine. 
What will you have ? 
I am ignorant of what he 

thinks. 
There was I know not 

what in his hand. 
The person of whom I 

have spoken to you, 

has arrived. 



What do you think of it 
or of them ? 



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French. English. 

J' en suis loin. I am far from it ox from 

tliem. 
J'en ai. I have some of it or of 

them. 
J 'y* (of it, of them, to it, I was thinking of it or 

to them) pensais. of them. 

J'y donne mes soins. I devote my care to it or 

to them. 
Lequel (m.), laquelle ($.), Which one do you see ? 
(m. pi.), les- 
(f. pi.), voyez- 
vous ? 
Ditquel (m.), de laquelle Of which one do you 
(f.), desquels (m. pi.), speak? 
desquelles (f. pi.), par- 
lez-vous ? 
Dans lequel, etc., je torn- In which I fell. 

bai. 
Auquel (m.), a laquelle To tvhich I have intrusted 
(f.), auxquels (m. pi.), my life. 
auxquelles (f. pi.), j'ai 
confie ma vie. 

Pronoms Indefinis. Indefinite Pronouns. 

Ne parlez pas des defauts Do not speak of the de- 

ftautrui. fects of others. 

Chacun (every one, each Every one has his defects. 

one) a ses defauts. 

* Never use the pronoun y with regard to persons. 

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66 



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French. 

On {one, people, they) 
parle trop. 

Per sonne {no one, nobody) 
ne veut le prendre. 

Quelqu'un {some one, 
.somebody) veut vous 
parler. 

Quiconque {whoever, ivho- 
soever) flatste ses mat- 
ures, lies trahit 

Tout le moude se confiait 
Vun a Vautre (m.; Vune, 
V autre, f.) cette confi- 
dence. 

Tout le peuple suivit 
Virginie, les unes (m. 
pi. ; les unes, f. pi.) par 
curiosite, les autres (m. 
and f. pi.) par conside- 
ration pour Icilius. 

La Oondamine a par- 
couru Vun et Vautre 
(m. ; Vune et Vautre, f.) 
hemisphere. 

lis se reunissaient les uns 
et les autres (m. pi. ; les 
unes et les autres, f. pi.) 
contre l'ennemi eom- 
mun. 



English. 

People speak too much. 

No one wishes to take it. 

Somebody wishes to speak 
to you. 

Whoever flatters his mas- 
ters, betrays them. 

Every body confided one 
to another this com- 
munication. 

All the people followed 
Virginia, some through 
curiosity, some through 
respect for Icilius. 



La Oondamine traveled 
over both hemispheres. 



They united with one 
another against the 
common enemy. 



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67 



French. English. 

Tel (m. s. ; telle, f. ; tels, /Such is man. 

m. pi. ; telles, f. pi.) est 

riiomme. 
Tel est pris qui croyait Many are caught while 

prendre. attempting to catch 

others. 
Tout (every one, every All goes well. 

thing, all) va bien. 



Counting. 

French. English. 


Nombres cardinaux. 


Cardinal numbers. 


Un, une, /. 


One. 


Deux. 


Two. 


Trois. 


Three. 


Quatre. 

Cinq. 

Six. 


Four. 
Five. 
Six. 


Sept. 
Huit. 
Neuf. 


Seven. 
Eight. 
Nine. 


Dix. 


Ten. 


Onze. 


Eleven. 


Douze. 


Twelve. 


Treize. 


Thirteen. 


Quatorze. 
Quinze. 


Fourteen. 
Fifteen. 


Seize. 


Sixteen. 


Dix-sept. 


Seventeen. 



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French. 

Dix-huit. 

Dix-neuf. 

Vingt. 

Vingfc et un. 

Vingt-deux. 

Vingt-trois. 

Vingt-quatre. 

Vingt-cinq. 

Vingt-six. 

Vingt-sept. 

Vingt-huit. 

Vingt-neuf. 

Trente. 

Trente et un. 

Trente-deux. 

Trente-trois, etc. 

Quarante. 

Cinquante. 

Soixante. 

Soixante-dix. 

Soixante et onze. 

Soixante-douze. 

Soixante-treize, etc. 

Quatre-vingts. 

Quatre-vingt-dix. 

Quatre-vingt-onze. 

Quatre-vingt-douze, etc. 

Cent. 



English. 

Eighteen. 

Nineteen. 

Twenty. 

Twenty-one. 

Twenty-two. 

Twenty-three. 

Twenty-four. 

Twenty-five. 

Twenty-six. 

Twenty-seven. 

Twenty-eight. 

Twenty-nine. 

Thirty. 

Thirty-one. 

Thirty-two. 

Thirty-three, etc. 

Forty. 

Fifty. 

Sixty. 

Seventy. 

Seventy-one. 

Seventy-two. 

Seventy- three, etc. 

Eighty. 

Ninety. 

Ninety-one. 

Ninety-two, etc. 

A hundred. 



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69 



French. 


English. 


Cent-un. 


A hundred and one. 


Ceut-deux. 


A hundred and two. 


Cent-trois, etc. 


A hundred and three, etc 


Deux cents. 


Two hundred. 


Trois cents. 


Three hundred. 


Quatre cents. 


Four hundred. 


Cinq cents, etc. 


Five hundred, etc. 


Mille. 


A thousand. 


Deux mille, etc. 


Two thousand, etc. 


Un million. 


A million. 


Xonibres ordinaux. 


Ordinal numbers. 


Premier. 


First. 


Deuxieme. 


Second. 


Troisieme. 


Third. 


Quatrieme. 


Fourth. 


Cinquieme. 


Fifth. 


Sixieme. 


Sixth. 


Septieme. 


Seventh. 


Huitieme. 


Eighth. 


Neuvieme. 


Ninth. 


Dixieme. 


Tenth. 


Onzieme. 


Eleventh. 


Douzieme. 


Twelfth. 


Treizieme. 


Thirteenth. 


Quatorzieme. 


Fourteenth. 


Quinzieme. 


Fifteenth. 


Seizieme. 


Sixteenth. 



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French. 

Dix-septieme. 

Dix-huitieme. 

Dix-neuvieme. 

Vingtieme. 

Vingt-et-unieme. 

Vingt-deuxieme. 

Vingt-troisieme. 

Vingt-quatrieme, etc. 

Trentieme. 

Quarantieme. 

Cinquantienie. 

Soixantieme. 

Soixante-dixieme. 

Quatre-vingtieme. 

Quatre-vingt-dixieme. 

Centieme. 

Cent-unieme. 

Oent-deuxieme, etc. 

Deux-centieme, etc. 

Millieme, etc. 

Millionieme, etc. 



English. 

Seventeenth. 

Eighteenth. 

Nineteenth. 

Twentieth. 

Twenty-first. 

Twenty-second. 

Twenty-third. 

Twenty-fourth, etc. 

Thirtieth. 

Fortieth. 

Fiftieth. 

Sixtieth. 

Seventieth. 

Eightieth. 

Ninetieth. 

Hundredth. 

Hundred and first. 

Hundred and second, etc. 

Two hundredth, etc. 

Thousandth, etc. 

Millionth, etc. 



Time and its Divisions. 



Une seconde. 
Une minute. 
Un quart d'heure. 
Une demi-heure. 



A second. 

A minute. 

A quarter of an hour. 

Half an hour. 



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71 



French. 

Trois quarts d'heure. 

Une heure. 

Un jour, une journee. 

Une semaine. 

Une quinzaine. 

Un mois. 

Un an, une annee. 

Un si&ele. 

Le matin. 

La matinee. 

Midi. 

L'apres-midi. 

Le soir. 

La nuit. 

Minuit. 

Aujourd'hui. 

Demain. 

Apres-demain, 

La semaine prochaine. 

Le mois prochain. 

L'an prochain, Fannee 

prochaine. 
Hier. 

Avant-liier. 
La veille. 
Le leyer du soleil. 
Le coucher du soleil. 



English. 

Three quarters of an hour. 

An hour. 

A day. 

A week. 

A fortnight. 

A month. 

A year. 

A century. 

The morning. 

The forenoon. 

Noon. 

The afternoon. 

The evening. 

The night. 

Midnight. 

To-day. 

To-morrow. 

The day after to-morrow. 

Next week. 

Next month. 

Next year. 

Yesterday. 

The day before yesterday. 

The day before. 

Sunrise. 

Sunset. 



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METHOD. 


French. 


English. 


Les Jours. 


The Days. 


Dimanche. 


Sunday. 


Lnndi. 


Monday. 


Mai-di. 


Tuesday. 


Mercredi. 


Wednesday. 


Jeudi. 


Thursday. 


Vendredi. 


Friday. 


Samedi. 


Saturday. 


Tous les jours. 


Every day. 


Les Mois. 


The Months. 


Janvier. 


January. 


Fevrier. 


February. 


Mars. 


March. 


Avril. 


April. 


Mai. 


May. 


Juin. 


June. 


Juillet. 


July. 


Aout (oo). 


August. 


Septembre. 


September. 


Octobre. 


October. 


Novembre. 


November. 


Decembre. 


December. 


Les Saisons. 


The Seasons. 


Le printemps. 


The spring. 


L'ete. 


The summer. 


L'automne (lotoun). 


The autumn. 


L'hiyer. 


The winter. 



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French. 

Nations. 

Un Americain. 
Un Allemand. 
Un Algerien. 
Un Africain. 
Un Anglais. 
Un Autrichien. 
Un Arabe. 
Un Asiatique. 
Un Bayarois. 
Un Beige. 
Un Bresilien. 
Un Bohemien. 
Un Breton. 
Un Castillan. 
Un Canadien. 
Un Chinois. 
Un Chilien. 
Un Corse. 
Un Danois. 
Un Europeen. 
Un Ecossais. 
Un Egyptien. 
Un Francais. 
Un Gaulois. 
Un Gallois. 
Un Grec. 
Un Hanoyerien. 
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English. 

Nations. 
An American. 
A German. 
An Algerian. 
An African. 
An Englishman. 
An Austrian. 
An Arab. 
An Asiatic. 
A Bayarian. 
A Belgian. 
A Brazilian. 
A Bohemian. 
A Breton. 
A Castilian. 
A Canadian. 
A Chinese. 
A Chilian. 
A Corsican. 
A Dane. 
An European. 
A Scotchman. 
An Egyptian. 
A Frenchman. 
A Gaul. 
A Welchman. 
A Greek. 
A Hanoyerian. 



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French. 

Un Hongrois. 

Uii Helvetien. 

Un Irlandais. 

Un Indien. 

Un Islandais. 

Un Japonais. 

Un Juif. 

Un Moscovite. 

Un Mexicain. 

Un Normand. 

Un Napolitain. 

Un Norvegien. 

Un Parisien. 

Un Persan. 

Un Piemontais. 

Un Peruvien. 

Un Prussien. 

Un Polonais. 

Un Russe. 

Un Saxon. 

Un Savoyard. 

Un Sarde. 

Un Sicilien. 

Un Suisse. 

Un Suedois. 

Un Syrien. 

Un Turc. 

Un Wertembergeois. 



English. 

A Hungarian. 

A Helvetian. 

An Irishman. 

An Indian. 

An Icelander. 

A Japanese. 

A Jew. 

A Muscovite. 

A Mexican. 

A Norman. 

A Neapolitan. 

A Norwegian. 

A Parisian. 

A Persian. 

A Piedmontese. 

A Peruvian. 

A Prussian. 

A Pole. 

A Russian. 

A Saxon. 

A Savoyard. 

A Sardinian. 

A Sicilian. 

A Swiss. 

A Swede. 

A Syrian. 

A Turk. 

A Wertembergian. 



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75 



French. 


English. 


Parents. 


Kindred. 


Les ancetres. 


The ancestors. 


Un bisaieul. 


A great-grandfather. 


Les descendants. 


The descendants. 


Un grand-pere. 


A grandfather. 


Une grand'mere. 


A grandmother. 


Un pere. 


A father. 


Une mere. 


A mother. 


Un mari. 


A husband. 


Une epouse, ) 
Un epoux. ) 


A consort. 




Une femme. 


A wife, woman. 


Une famille. 


A family. 


Une fille. 


A daughter, a girl. 


Un fils. 


A son. 


Un arriere-petit-fils. 


A great-grandson. 


Un beau-fils. 


A son-in-law, step-son. 


Un beau-frere. 


A brother-in-law. 


Un beau-p&re. 


A father - in - law, step- 




father. 


Une belle-m&re. 


A mother - in - law, step- 




mother. 


Une belle-fille. 


A daughter-in-law, step- 




daughter. 


Une belle-soeur. 


A sister-in-law. 


Un gendre. 


A son-in-law. 


Une bra. 


A daughter-in-law. 


Un petit-fils. 


A grand-son. 



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French. 

Un frere. 
Tine petite-fille. 
Une soeur. 
Un oncle. 
Une tante. 
Un cousin, 



me. ) 



Une cousine 

Un cousin germain, ) 

Une cousine germaine. f 

Un parrain. 

Une marraine. 

Un neveu. 

Une niece. 

Un filleul. 

Une filleule. 

Un pere nourricier. 

Une mere nourriciere. 

Parties du corps humain. 

La tete. 

Les cheveux. 

La face. 

Le ceryeau, la cervelle. 

Le crane. 

Le front. 

Les tempes. 

Les sourcils. 

L'oeil (yeux, pi.) 

La paupiere. 



English. 

A brother. 

A grand-daughter. 

A sister. 

An uncle. 

An aunt. 

A cousin. 

The first cousin. 

A godfather. 
A godmother. 
A nephew. 
A niece. 
A godson. 
A goddaughter. 
A foster father. 
A nurse. 

Parts of the human tody. 

The head. 

The hair. 

The face. 

The brain. 

The skull. 

The forehead. 

The temples. 

The eyebrows. 

The eye. 

The eyelid. 



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77 



French. 

Les cils. 
La prunelle. 
Les joues. 
Le teint. 
Les oreilles. 
L'ouie. 
Le nez. 
Les narines. 
La bouche. 
Les levres. 
Les dents. 
Les gencines. 
La langue. 
Le palais. 
La gorge. 
Le menton. 
Une moustache. 
Les favoris. 
La barbe. 
Le cou. 
Les epaules. 
Les bras. 
Le coude. 
Les mains. 
Les doigts. 
Le poing. 
Les ongles. 
L'index. 

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English. 

The eyelashes. 

The pupil of the eye. 

The cheeks. 

The complexion. 

The ears. 

The hearing. 

The nose. 

The nostrils. 

The mouth. 

The lips. 

The teeth. 

The gums. 

The tongue. 

The palate. 

The throat. 

The chin. 

A moustache. 

The whiskers. 

The beard. 

The neck. 

The shoulders. 

The arms. 

The elbow. 

The hands. 

The fingers. 

The fist. 

The nails. 

The forefinger. 



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French. 

Le pouce. 
La poitrine. 
Le sein. 
Les poumons. 
Le coeur. 
Le foie. 
La rate. 
Les muscles. 
Les nerfs. 
Les veines. 
line artere. 
Les os. 
La moelle. 
Les boyaux. 
Ls dos. 

L'epine dorsale. 
Les reins. 
Les entrailles. 
Le corps. 
Le cote. 
Les handles. 
Les cuisses. 
Les jambes. 
Les genoux. 
La cheville. 
Les talons. 
Les pieds. 
Le cou-de-pied. 
Les orteils. 



English. 

The thumb. 
The chest. 
The bosom. 
The lungs. 
The heart. 
The liver. 
The spleen. 
The muscles. 
The nerves. 
The veins. 
Aii artery. 
The bones. 
The marrow. 
The bowels. 
The back. 
The back-bone. 
The loins. 
The entrails. 
The body. 
The side. 
The hips. 
The thighs. 
The legs. 
The knees. 
The ankle. 
The heels. 
The feet. 
The instep. 
The toes. 



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79 



French. 


English. 


Maladies. 


Maladies. 


L'apoplexie. 


Apoplexy. 


Une attaque. 


An attack, fit. 


Un abces. 


An abscess. 


Aveugle. 


Blind. 


L'agonie. 


Agony. 


Une brulure. 


A burn. 


Une blessure. 


A wound. 


La colique. 


The colic. 


Une contusion. 


A bruise. 


Un chancre. 


A cancer. 


Une coupure. 


A cut. 


Un cor. 


A corn. 


Une crevasse. 


A chap. 


La crampe. 


Cramp. 


Une dislocation. 


A dislocation. 


Une enflure. 


A swelling. 


Un enrouement. 


Hoarseness. 


Une entorse. 


A sprain. 


L'epilepsie. 


Epilepsy. 


Un evanouissement. 


Fainting. 


Une egratignure. 


A scratch. 


La fievre. 


Fever. 


La fievre jaune. 


Yellow fever. 


La fievre scarlatine. 


Scarlet fever. 


La fievre intermittente, 


Intermittent lever. 


La fievre inflammatoire. 


Burning fever. 


La fievre quarte. 


A quartan ague. 



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French. 

La fievre maligne. 
La fievre tierce. 
Une fistule. 
Le frisson. 
La gangrene. 
La goutte. 
Un goitre. 
La grayelle. 
L'hydropisie. 
Une indigestion. 
Une infirmite. 
Une indisposition. 
La jaunisse. 
Une maladie. 
Un malaise. 
La migraine. 
La petite-verole. 
La pulmonie. 
La paralysie. 
La peste. 
La pleuresie. 
Un rhume. 
Un rhumatisme. 
La rougeole. 
Le scorbut. 
La toux. 
Un ulcere. 
Un vertige. 



English. 

Malignant feyer. 

A tertian ague. 

A fistula. 

A chill. 

Gangrene. 

The gout. 

A throat wen. 

Gravel. 

Dropsy. 

An indigestion. 

An infirmity. 

An indisposition. 

Jaundice. 

A malady. 

An indisposition. 

The migrim. 

The small-pox. 

Consumption. 

Paralysis. 

The plague. 

Pleurisy. 

A cold. 

Eheumatism. 

The measles. 

Scurvy. 

A cough. 

An ulcer. 

Dizziness. 



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French. 




English. 


MeuUes d'appartement. 


Household furniture 


L'antichambre. 




Antechamber. 


Des allumettes. 




Matches. 


L'appartement 


des en- 


Nursery. 


fants. 






Une assiete. 




Plate. 


De l'amadou. 




Tinder. 


Un banc. 




Bench. 


Un balai. 




Broom. 


Un bassin. 




Basin. 


Une boite. 




Box. 


Un bureau. 




Bureau. 


Le bois de lit. 




Bedstead. 


Une brosse. 




Brush. 


Un berceau. 




Cradle. 


Le buffet. 




Sideboard. 


La buanderie. 




Wash-house. 


Du bois. 




Wood. 


Le chenet. 




Andirons. 


Les cendres. 




Ashes. 


Une couyerture de laine. 


Blanket. 


Une chambre a 


coucher. 


Bedroom. 


Une carafe (bouteille). 


Bottle. 


Une cage. 




Cage. 


Un canape. 




Canopy. 


Une chaise. 




Chair. 


Une chandelle. 




Candle. 


Un chandelier. 




Candlestick. 



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French. 


English. 


Une cheminee. 


Chimney. 


Du charbon de terse. 


Coal. 


Du charbon de bois. 


Charcoal. 


Un coussin. 


Cushion. 


Une courte-pointe. 


Counterpane. 


Un cabinet. 


Cabinet. 


Des cartes a jouer. 


Cards. 


Une chambre. 


Chamber. 


La cave. 


Cellar. 


Une commode. 


Chest of drawers. 


Un cadre. 


Frame. 


La cle. 


Key. 


La cuisine. 


Kitchen. 


Un clou. 


Nail. 


Une cruche, pot a l'eau. 


Pitcher. 


La casserole. 


Saucepan. 


Le crachoir. 


Spittoon. 


Une cafetiere. 


Coffee-pot. 


Un candelabre. 


Chandelier. 


Combustible. 


Fuel. 


Une chaudiere. 


Boiler. 


Un coffre. 


Chest. 


Une corbeille. 


Basket. 


Un couteau. 


Knife. 


Une cuiller. 


Spoon. 


Un cuvier. 


Tub. 


Un drap. 


Sheet. 


Un essuie-main. 


Towel. 



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French. 

Un entonnoir. 
Un eteignoir. 
L'escalier. 
Une fourchette. 
Un foyer. 
Un fourgon. 
Un fauteuil. 
Un fer a repasser. 
La fenetre. 
Un garde-cendres. 
Une grille. 
Un lit. 
Literie. 
Un lustre. 
Une lumi&re. 
Une lampe. 
Un lit de plume. 
Une lanterne. 
Linge de lit. 
Un meuble. 
Une mansarde. 
Le marteau. 
Le miroir. 
Un matelas. 
Une marchepied. 
Les mouchettes. 
Un mo u tardier. 
Une marche. 



English. 

Funnel. 

Extinguisher. 

Staircase. 

Fork. 

Hearth. 

Poker. 

Arm-chair. 

Smoothing iron. 

Window. 

Fender. 

Grate. 

Bed. 

Bedding. 

Sconce. 

Light. 

Lamp. 

Feather bed. 

Lantern. 

Sheeting. 

A piece of furniture. 

Attic. 

Knocker. 

Looking-glass. 

Mattress. 

Footstool. 

Snuffers. 

Mustard-pot. 

Step. 



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French. 


English. 


La nappe. 


Tablecloth. 


Une natte. 


Mat. 


Un oreiller. 


Pillow. 


Les persiennes. 


Blinds. 


Un panier. 


Basket. 


Une peinture. 


A painting, picture. 


Une pelle. 


Shovel. 


Les pincettes. 


Tongs. 


Une pendule. 


Clock. 


La porte cochere. 


Gate. 


Le plafond. 


Ceiling. 


Un poele. 


Stove. 


Une poele. 


Frying-pan. 


Un pot. 


Kettle. 


Un pupitre. 


Desk. 


La poivriere. 


Pepper-box. 


Les rideaux. 


Curtains. 


La rampe. 


Bannisters. 


Un soufflet. 


Bellows. 


La sonnette. 


Bell. 


Une sali£re. 


Saltcellar. 


Du savon. 


Soap. 


Une serviette. 


Napkin. 


Un sofa. 


Sofa. 


Un seau. 


Pail. 


Une soucoupe. 


Saucer. 


Une sucrier. 


Sugar-dish. 


Une soupi&re. 


Soup-tureen. 



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85 



French. 


English, 


Un secretaire. 


Desk. 


Le salon. 


Drawing-room. 


La serrure. 


Lock. 


Une souriciere. 


Mouse-trap. 


Une table. 


Table. 


Une table de jeu. 


Card-table. 


Un tire-bouchon. 


Corkscrew. 


Des tiroirs. 


Drawers. 


Les tisons. 


Embers. 


Un tabouret. 


Footstool. 


La tapisserie, la tenture. 


Hangings. 


Le trou de la serrure. 


Key-hole. 


Le toit. 


Roof. 


Un tableau. 


Picture. 


Une theiere. 


Tea-pot. 


Une tasse. 


Tea-cup. 


Une tablette. 


Shelf. 


Un tapis. 


Carpet. 


Un traversin. 


Bolster. 


Un verre. 


Glass. 


Un vase. 


Vase. 


Plats et boissons. 


Dishes and ordinary 




beverages. 


De Tale. 


Ale. 


Du Bordeaux. 


Claret. 


Du Bourgogne. 


Burgundy. 


De la biere. 


Beer. 


Du bouillon. 
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Broth. 



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duquet's method. 



French. 


English. 


Du boeuf. 


Beef. 


Du bouilli. 


Boiled beef, boiled meat. 


Un canard. 


A duck. 


Une caille. 


Quail. 


Des confitures. 


Preserves. 


Une cotelette. 


Cutlet. 


Du cognac. 


Brandy. 


Du champagne. 


Champagne. 


Du cidre. 


Cider. 


Du cafe. 


Coffee. 


De la creme. 


Cream. 


Du chocolat. 


Chocolate. 


Du dindon. 


Turkey. 


De 1'eau. 


Water. 


Un gigot de mouton. 


Leg of mutton. 


Un jambon. 


Ham. 


Un lapin. 


Eabbit. 


Un lievre. 


Hare. 


De la limonade. 


Lemonade. 


Du mouton. 


Mutton. 


Des oeufs. 


Eggs. 


Une omelette. 


Omelet. 


Du punch. 


Punch. 


Une perdrix. 


Partridge. 


Du pore. 


Pork. 


Un pdte. 


Pie. 


Du poulet. 


Chicken. 


Du roti. 


Roast meat. 



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French. 

Des rafraichissements. 

Du rhum. 

De la saucisse. 

De la soupe maigre. 

De la sonpe. 

Une tarte. 

Du the. 

De la volaille. 

Du vermicelle. 

Du veau. 

Du vin. 

Du vin nouveau. 

Du vin vieux. 

Du vin rouge. 

Du vin blanc. 

Du vin de France. 

Du vin du Ehin. 

Du vin de Moselle. 

Du vin d'Oporfco. 

Du vin de Xeres. 



English. 

Refreshments. 

Rum. 

Sausage. 

Vegetable soup. 

Soup. 

Tart. 

Tea. 

Fowl. 

Vermicelli. 

Veal. 

Wine. 

New wine. 

Old wine. 

Red wine. 

White wine. 

French wine. 

Rhenish wine. 

Moselle. 

Port. 

Sherry. 



Conversation. 

Le depart. The departure. 

Bon jour. Good morning. 

Bon soir. Good evening. 

Bonne nuit. Good night. 

Adieu. Adieu. 



DUQUETS METHOD. 



French. 



Bon voyage. 



Merci. 

Oii allez-vous ? 
A New York. 
Quand partez-vous ? 
Demain avant midi. 
Quand revenez-vous? 
Dans un mois. 
Ne m'oubliez-pas. 
Pensez a moi. 
Ecrivez moi souvent. 



English. 

I wish you a pleasant 

journey. 
Thank you. 
Where do you go ? 
To New York. 
When do you depart ? 
To-morrow forenoon. 
When do you return ? 
In a month. 
Do not forget me. 
Think of me. 
Write me often. 



Le temps. 

II fait un temps superbe. 
II fait un temps desagre- 

able. 
It fait bien de la crotte. 
II fait beaucoup de pous- 

siere. 
Je pense qu'il pleuvra. 
Le temps s'eclaircit. 
II pleut. 
II neige. 
II gele. 
II degele. 
II grele. 
II fait chaud. 



The weather. 

It is beautiful weather. 
It is disagreeable weather. 

It is very dirty. 
It is dusty. 

I think it will rain. 
It is clearing up. 
It rains. 
It snows. 
It freezes. 
It thaws. 
It hails. 
It is warm. 



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89 



French. 

II fait froid. 

II ne fait pas trop chaud. 

II ne fait pas trop froid. 



English. 

It is cold. 

It is not too warm. 

It is not too cold. 



A propos de nouvelles. 

Comment ? 

Est-ce possible ? 

Ce n'est pas possible ! 

Vraiment ! 

C'est mallieureux ! 

C'est epouvantable ! 

Quel dommage ! 

Vous me surprenez. 

Je suis bien en eolere. 

J'en suis fort content. 

Vous ne me surprenez-pas. 

Cela me fait grand plaisir. 

Est-ce que vous plaisan- 

tez? 
Que voulez-vous dire ? 
N'importe. 
II faut bien que le monde 

parle. 

Vdge et le nom. 

Quel age avez-vous ? 
J'ai vingt ans. 
8* 



About news. 

What? 

Is it possible ? 

It is impossible ! 

You don't say so I 

It is too bad ! 

How dreadful 1 

What a pity ! 

You surprise me. 

I am very angry. 

I am very glad of it. 

You do not surprise me. 

It gives me great pleasure. 

Are you joking? 

What do you mean ? 
Never mind. 
People must talk. 



Age and name. 

How old are you ? 
I am twenty years old. 



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duquet's method. 



French. English. 

Vous paraissez plus age You look older. 

or plus vieux. 
Vous paraissez moius age You look younger. 

or plus jeune. 
Comment vous appelez- What is your name ? 

vous ? 
Quel est votre nom de What is your surname ? 

famille ? 
Quel est votre nom de What is your Christian 

bapteme ? name ? 



L' heure. 
Quelle heure est-il ? 
II est trois heures. 
II est cinq heures passees. 
II est cinq heures vingt- 

cinq. 
II est de bonne heure. 
II est tard. 
II est onze heures moins 

un quart. 
A quelle heure dejeunez- 

vous? 
A quelle heure dinez- 

vous ? 
A quelle heure prenez- 

vous le the ? 
A quelle heure vous 

couchez-vous ? 



The time. 
What o'clock is it ? 
It is three o'clock. 
It is after five. 
It is twenty-five minutes 

past five. 
It is early. 
It is late. 
It is a quarter to eleven. 

At what hour do you 

breakfast ? 
At what hour do you 

dine? 
At what hour do you 

take tea ? 
At what hour do you 

go to bed ? 



duquet's method. 



91 



French. English. 

Je me couche a dix I go to bed at ten. 

heures. 

A quelle heure vous At what hour do you 

levez-vous ? rise ? 

Je me l&ve a six heures. I rise at six. 



Sante. 
Je me porte bien. 
Elle se porte a merveille. 
Madame, yotre mere, est- 

elle mieux ? 
Qu'avez-vous ? 

Je suis indispose. 
J'ai le mal de tete. 
J'ai le mal de dents. 
J'ai le mal de cceur. 
J'ai le mal de gorge. 
J'ai le rhume de cerveau. 
Je suis enrhume. 
Comment vous portez- 

vous ? 
Je me porte mieux. 
Je suis faible. 

Admirer. 
Je l'aime. 
Je l'admire. 
Elle est charmante ! 



Health. 
I am well. 

She is perfectly well. 
Is your mother better ? 

What is the matter with 

you? 
I am indisposed. 
I have the headache. 
I have the toothache. 
I have the heartache. 
I have the sore throat. 
I have a cold in my head. 
I have a cold. 
How are you ? 

I am better. 
I am weak. 

To admire. 
I love her, him or it. 
I admire her, him or it. 
She is charming. 



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duquet's method. 



French. 

Quel air noble ! 

Quelle grace ! 

C^est une beaute. 

Elle est belle. 

Elle est jolie. 

Quel esprit ! 

Quel genie ! 

C'est ravissant. 

C'est magnifique. 

C'est sublime. 

Quelle grandeur d'ame ! 

Quel energie ! 

Quel beau talent ! 

Quelle volonte ! 

Quel courage ! 

Quel gout ! 

Quelle delicatesse ! 

C'est etonnant. 

Quel marveilleux spec- 
tacle ! 

Quelle merveille ! 

Quelle bonte ! 

Quelle sensibilite tou- 
chante ! 

Quelle admirable simpli- 
city ! 

C'est un chef-d'oeuvre. 



English. 

What a noble appearance ! 

What elegance ! 

It is a beauty. 

She is handsome. 

She is pretty. 

What a wit! 

What a genius ! 

It is ravishing. 

It is magnificent. 

It is sublime. 

What magnanimity I 

What energy ! 

What a fine talent ! 

What a will ! 

What courage ! 

What taste ! 

What delicacy ! 

It is astonishing. 

What a wonderful spec- 
tacle ! 

What a wonder ! 

What goodness ! 

What a touching sensi- 
bility! 

What an admirable sim- 
plicity ! 

It is a masterpiece. 



duquet's method. 



93 



French. 

Promenade. 
Allons a la promenade. 
Voulez-Yous venir vous 

promener ayec moi ? 
Avec plaisir, merci; ou 

irons-nous ? 

Aux Champs-Elises. 
Marchons plus vite. 
Depechons-nous. 
Veuillez marcher plus 

lentement. 
Je suis fatigue. 
Reposons-nous. 
Asseyons-nous sur ce 

siege ci. 



English. 

Walking. 
Let us take a walk. 
Will you take a walk 

with me ? 
With pleasure, thank 

you ; where shall we 

go? 
To the Champs-Elises. 
Let us walk faster. 
Let us make haste. 
Please walk more slowly. 

I am fatigued. 

Let us rest. 

Let us sit on this seat. 



Acheter. 

Je desire acheter 

Faites m'en voir a la der- 

niere mode. 
Montrez m'en d'autres. 
Combien le vendez-vous ? 
Quel est le prix ? 
C'est trop cher. 
C'est bon marche. 
Je ne les aime pas. 
Je n'aime pas la forme. 



To buy. 
I wish to buy 



Show me some of the 

latest styles. 
Show me some others. 

What is the price of it ? 

It is too dear. 

It is cheap. 

I do not like them. 

I do not like the shape. 



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duquet's method. 



French. 

Je prefere celui-ci. 
Envoyez le chez moi, rue 
, numero , 



English. 

I prefer this one. 
Send it to my house, 
street, number — 



Le chemin. 

Voulez-yous m'indiquer 
le chemin qui conduit 



a 



Prenez le premier chemin 

a gauche. 
Combien y a-t-il d'ici la ? 

or quelle est la distance 

d'ici a ? 



The road. 

Will you show me the 
road to ? 

Take the first road to 

your left. 
How far is it from here 

to there ? or what is 

the distance from here 

to ? 



Les chemins, sont - ils Are the roads good ? 
bons ? 

Oui, monsieur. 

Non, monsieur, pas beau- 
coup. 



Yes, sir. 

No, sir, not much. 



Voyage en chemin defer. 
Quel est la prix d'ici a M. ? 

Donnez moi un billet de 

premiere classe. 
Voulez-vous peser mon 

bagage ? 
Combien pese-t-il ? 



Railivay journey. 

What is the fare from 
here to M. ? 

Give me a first class 
ticket. 

Will you weigh my bag- 
gage? 

How much does it weigh ? 



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95 



French. 

Je desire qu'il soit enre- 
gistre jusqu'a M. 

Oii est la voiture de M. ? 

Quand partons-nous ? 

Combien de temps s'ar- 
rete-t-on ici ? 

Aurons nous le temps de 
diner ? 

Oii est le buffet? 

Change-t-on de voiture 

ici? 
Quand arriverons nous a 

M.? 
Est-ce la M. ? 
Oii est mon bagage ? 



English. 

I wish to check it through 
toM. 

Where is the car for M. ? 

When do we start ? 

How long do we stop 
here ? 

Shall we have time to 
dine? 

Where is the refresh- 
ment-room ? 

Do we change cars here ? 

When shall we arrive at 

M.? 
Is this M. ? 
Where is my baggage ? 



Dans une ville. 

Cette rue conduit-elle a 

? 

Oii conduit cette rue ? 



Voulez-vous m'indiquer 
on est la rue ? 

Dois-je tourner a droite 
oii a gauche ? 

Quelle distance y a-t-il 
d'ici a la grande poste ? 



In a city. 

Does this street lead to 
? 

Where does this street 

lead to ? 
Will you tell me the way 

to street ? 

Do I turn to the right or 

to the left ? 
How far is it from here 

to the post-office ? 



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DUQUET 7 S METHOD. 



French. 

Suis loin de l'Hotel de 

? 

Quelles pieces joue-t-on 
ce soir au theatre de 
? 

Y a-t-il un ballet ce soir ? 
Quel opera donne-t-on ce 

soir ? 
Quelle est la prima 

donna ? 
Quel est le tenor ? 
Qui remplit le role de 



Oii puis-je acheter un 

livret ? 
Quelles sont ici les plus 

belles eglises ? 
Quels sont vos princi- 

paux edifices publics ? 
Garc. on, allez me chercher 

un fiacre. 
Je prendrai ce fiacre a 

l'heure. 
Combien dois-je payer 

par heure ? 
Conduisez moi a . 



English. 

Am I far from 

Hotel ? 

What plays are performed 
to-night at the- 
ater ? 

Is there a ballet to-night ? 

What is the opera to- 
night ? 

Who is the prima 
donna ? 

Who is the tenor ? 

Who acts the part of 



Where can I buy a 
libretto ? 

What are the most beau- 
tiful churches here ? 

What are your principal 
public buildings ? 

Waiter, go and get me a 
cab. 

I will take this cab by 
the hour. 

How much do I pay an 
hour ? 

Drive me- to . 



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97 



French. 

Dans un cafe. 
Garcon, servez moi a 

diner. 
Voici le menu, monsieur. 

Apportez moi une Ju- 
lienne a la Colbert. 

Donnez moi du jambon 
aux epinards. 

Servez moi le dessert. 

Quel vin prendrez-vous ? 

Donnez moi une bouteille 
de biere de Munich. 

Garcon, des cigares et des 
allumettes. 

Avez-vous ici des jour- 
naux Anglais et Ame- 
ricains ? 

Donnez moi le London 
Times et le New York 
World. 



English. 

hi a cafe. 

Waiter, serve me a' din- 
ner. 

Here is tbe bill of fare, 
sir. 

Bring me a Julienne a 
la Colbert. 

Give me some ham with 
spinach. 

Serve me dessert. 

What wine will you take ? 

Give me a bottle of Mu- 
nich beer. 

Waiter, bring some cigars 
and matches. 

Have you English and 
American newspapers 
here ? 

Give me the London 
Times and the New 
York World. 



Invitation. 
et Mad. 



M. et Mad. pre- 

sentent leurs compli- 
ments a M. et a Mad. 

, et les prient de 

leur faire l'honneur de 
9 



Invitation. 
Mr. and Mrs. — 



— pre- 
sent their compliments 

to Mr. and Mrs. , 

and beg the favor of 
their company to din- 



98 



DUQUET'S METHOD. 



French. 

venir diner avec eux 
Jeudi soir a sept 
heures. 



English. 

ner next Thursday 
evening at seven 
o'clock. 



M. et Mad. acceptent 

avec plaisir Taimable 
invitation a diner de 

M. et de Mad. , et 

les prient d'agreer 
leurs compliments sin- 
ceres. 

M. et Mad. sont de- 
soles de ne pouvoir se 
rendre a l'aimable in- 
vitation a diner de M. 
et de Mad. . 



Answer. 
Mr. and Mrs. — 



— pre- 
sent their compliments 

to Mr. and Mrs. , 

and have great pleasure 
in accepting their kind 
invitation to dinner. 



Mr. and Mrs. 



regret 



that they will not be 
able to accept the kind 
invitation to dinner of 
Mr. and Mrs. . 



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